By Chris Skeldon 
Google has confirmed the date for the deactivation of the company's URL shorteners. The move is the final step in the platform's shutdown process. Google URL ShortenerWhich reduced the volume of addresses allocated for sending on social networks and messengers.
According to the official statement, Most of the shortened links are from the “goo.gl” domain. It will stop working. From August 25, 2025On that date, addresses hosted on these URLs will stop going to the original destination and will display a 404 error screen instead.
from August 23 of this yearAnyone accessing links shortened by the service will receive a notification in their browser warning them that access has been cut off.
Google warns anyone accessing websites shortened by the service. (Image: Google/Reproduction)source: Google
The deactivation will be phased out, and over time, all shortened links will be affected by the service and deactivated. From the developer's blog pageGoogle directs system and website administrators to: Update their pages and transition projects. Which may still contain URLs from that service.
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Google's URL shortener was created in 2009 and released to the public a year later, after a period of being limited to a few browsers.
The service was announced to be ending in 2018 by Google. The following year, the company stopped accepting new shortened pages, but did not process them at the time as long as the addresses remained online.
When the project was halted, the company claimed to have discovered changes to theThe way people find content on the internet“Moreover, she also blames”A number of popular new URL shortening services are available. It appeared over time.