Ive tried the “+” trick with a bunch of other URL reducing tools and TinyURL is the only one besides Bitly that Ive found it to work with..
Whats the trick?

The trick is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A few people emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services. If you see it somewhere else, it has been utilized without permission.

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The technique is to include “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A few individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL reducing services.
TinyURLs..

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Applications for EducationAs I composed recently, building excellent digital citizenship and cyber security abilities is something that everybody ought to be helping our students do. Showing them little suggestions like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our trainees build their digital citizenship and cyber security abilities.

Heres a video introduction of how to see whats behind a TinyURL without actually clicking the link.

The technique is to add a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to land on a safe TinyURL page that exposes what the initial link was that got shortened. If you want to click through to the destination or not, you can then decide.
If you wish to try this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, however adding a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking on it.