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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by kevinmchugh on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:37AM (#40344518)
I see people using "linktree" to crosslink all their different social media accounts together and it really bums me out in a way I can't describe.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by rchaud on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:48AM (#40344659)
Linktree became the go to because social media networks only give you a single link to display on your bio.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by NewJazz on Monday May 13, 2024 @12:24PM (#40345021)
And they also don't like it when that single link points to onlyfans.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by mschuster91 on Monday May 13, 2024 @01:01PM (#40345454)
Who'd guess why, Onlyfans (and related) spammers are the scourge of the Internet these days.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by barkbyte on Monday May 13, 2024 @07:02PM (#40349591)
Google is the scourge.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by mschuster91 on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @03:03AM (#40352414)
I don't see OF spammers blasting Google with spam, but I see tons of OF (and other porn) spam on Twitter and Reddit.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by kevinmchugh on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:52AM (#40344690)
Sure, but depending on another single point of failure - as opposed to linking to a url you actually own - is what distresses me
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by oldandboring on Monday May 13, 2024 @01:05PM (#40345486)
Seeing the proliferation of Linktree makes me feel bad for the folks like about.me who had this idea years and years ago and never caught fire.
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Re:Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction w... by Andrex on Monday May 13, 2024 @09:26PM (#40350623)
Linktree seems like the natural evolution of About.me.
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