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Hello new people, welcome! 👋
You don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon!
All links in Mastodon posts count as 23 characters towards your limit, no matter how long they actually are.
Also, the links are preserved in their original form. Unlike commercial social networks, there are no trackers of any kind inserted.
More info about this and many questions answered at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon/
