There’s a moment when you click a compelling link in an online article or product review and — Ugh. You land on a busted digital page. Google is about to create a deluge of busted links. The company ...

Short URLs are handy for cleaning up long links, but they also hide the true destination. If you want to avoid malware or a phishing scam, blindly clicking that link isn't your best bet—there are ...

On March 30, 2019, Google stopped users from generating new goo.gl links, but it continued to support existing ones created before that date. Starting August 23, 2024, Google will warn users whenever ...