Goo.gl Shutdown: A Race Against Time to Save Billions of Links
2025-08-12
Google's long-standing URL shortening service, goo.gl, is shutting down, prompting a frantic effort from the Archive Team. Facing the imminent expiration of 3 billion short URLs, they've launched a global rescue mission, calling on volunteers to use simple command-line tools or virtual machines to map short links to their long counterparts and archive them. This race against time highlights the power of the internet community and the importance of preserving digital history.
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