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There are many URLs that require parameters to load a resource (and aren’t necessarily tracking anything). With YouTube’s non-shortened links (for example), the video ID is after the ?, but is usually (but not always) immediately after.

This:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Can be shortened to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

But no shorter.

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jawa21@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Nice try.

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Shareni@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

But no shorter

youtube.com/w/dQw4w9WgXcQ

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- Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  yes, YouTube has shorter URL schemes, but given the scheme I was showing, the part after the ? can’t be removed
  
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  - Shareni@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I know, I was joking
    
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    Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    /c/whoosh
    
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Lionel@endlesstalk.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Mh5GJlFUCKgjo7ufdb2

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