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yeah, I should change that.
it has been very useful at blocking malicious websites, cryptojackers, and spam... but it's not like I use it a lot (as not a lot is reported).
the original intent was to redirect via a point I control so that it was possible for me to moderate where things went to.
a side benefit is that I'd have visibility over things like links through to affiliates and could hold those third parties to account.
I've never used the analytics aspect of the redirect, but had used the blocking aspect... but arguably it's no longer needed.
however to fix it now requires major surgery, and I'm kinda waiting for me to rewrite the frontend... but I've not made much progress as my day job consumes my time and effort.
it's on the list of features to remove, it's a failed experiment in safety + accountability, it does work, but probably isn't worth the inconvenience created.
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when you hover over a blue external link on a post, the bottom left of my screen shows the link that you are attempting to link to. it always shows https://microcosm......... etc
is there anyway you could actually show the website it is linking to so people can avoid going onto websites like the daily mail / the sun, or other websites that they wish to avoid. it is sometimes difficult to tell what website you are visiting before you click the link.