Ive tried the “+” trick with a bunch of other URL shortening tools and TinyURL is the just one besides Bitly that Ive discovered it to deal with..
Whats the technique?

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

The trick is to include “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A couple of people emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL reducing services. If you see it somewhere else, it has actually been used without approval.

Applications for EducationAs I wrote recently, developing great digital citizenship and cyber security abilities is something that all of us must be assisting our trainees do. Showing them little suggestions like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can help our trainees develop their digital citizenship and cyber safety skills.

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The trick is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A couple of people emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL reducing services.
TinyURLs..

The technique is to include a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive on a safe TinyURL page that exposes what the original link was that got reduced. You can then choose if you wish to click through to the destination or not.
If you wish to attempt this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, however including a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the original link without clicking it.

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