Slack shortened links hide destination, no way to preview full URL
Slack allows senders to post cute shortened links with no built-in option for recipients to see or expand the full destination URL. Developers find this frustrating and describe it as unusable, since verifying link destinations before clicking is a common security/workflow need.
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