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ufo on Jan 21, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Git.io no longer accepts new URLs

Does anyone know where one may find more info about what git.io used to be and why it might have been deprecated?

remram on Jan 21, 2022 | [–]

https://github.blog/2011-11-10-git-io-github-url-shortener/

It was a URL-shortening service for GitHub URLs. Nothing more, nothing less. You would put in a URL, and get a new, short URL git.io/... that would redirect to what you put in.

iRomain on Jan 21, 2022 | [–]

IMO, they've found a better use of the domain. Maybe something à la web.dev?

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