Preview Short URLs

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Stop short URL abuse by previewing the URL automatically before visiting it.

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This addon will show you a preview page clearly displaying the destination URL whenever you visit a shortened URL.

Currently supports:
bit.ly
bitly.com
tinyurl.com
is.gd
goo.gl

Want support for more? Feel free to suggest something. :)

Want to help out? This code is on github https://github.com/Azelphur/Preview-Short-URLs patches welcome!

Feel free to drop by irc://irc.azelphur.com/#azelphur if you have any questions.

Mason K 2020-11-23: Perfect extension, just needs some updating. I might make a pull request on github sometime. This extension is different from the others on how it gets the destination url, it catches the redirect and shows you a preview of the actual url before navigating there.
Mason K 2020-11-23: Perfect extension, just needs some updating. I might make a pull request on github sometime. This extension is different from the others on how it gets the destination url, it catches the redirect and shows you a preview of the actual url before navigating there.
enam ym 2015-05-08: No longer functional
enam ym 2015-05-08: No longer functional
Jordan W 2014-01-13: this is absolutely perfect if you receive such links from irc, game clients, and instant message clients
Jordan W 2014-01-13: this is absolutely perfect if you receive such links from irc, game clients, and instant message clients
Rob Warner 2013-11-20: Really useful, helps filter out spam/fake links when shortened.
Rob Warner 2013-11-20: Really useful, helps filter out spam/fake links when shortened.
Oliver Hafner 2013-11-18: Awesome App, Must have!!!!
Oliver Hafner 2013-11-18: Awesome App, Must have!!!!

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