#killedbygoogle
- Google’s URL shortening service goo.gl links will stop working on August 25th, 2025, resulting in 404 errors.
- Starting August 23rd, 2024, goo.gl links will show an interstitial page warning users of the upcoming shutdown.
- Google initially suggested migrating to Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL), which has also since been deprecated.
Archive.org offering to step in and help if google will hand over the domain and db
Virgin Google vs Chad Archive.org
Which they probably won’t…
Of course not. Google would never give up that domain. Especially not if there is no money in it for them.