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What's happening with links showing up as share.google addresses, readers have no idea where they lead and are less likely to click through than if a proper www address were shown?
irie wrote: Tue Nov 11, 2025 9:26 am https://share.google/coq3jBa1GnBSiEMZy
Dodgy69 wrote: Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:00 am
BSA Thunderbolt (2026) – Technical Review https://share.google/Gu4c4a3bzLCcbuHdU
Dodgy69 wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 5:35 pm New QJMOTOR Motorcycles for sale https://share.google/oYhvYHaJYEezP8bzL
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Well I could have googled it, duh



Seems it's on the posters and how they have got their browsers set up / how they copy a URL
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Possibly a side effect of AI data gathering? If a google server holds the data it can offer it to related queries and keep a record of the number of hits.
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roadster wrote: Wed Nov 12, 2025 9:00 am Possibly a side effect of AI data gathering? If a google server holds the data it can offer it to related queries and keep a record of the number of hits.
... And, further, see the context where it was used?
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