Is goo.gl Safe?

A discontinued link shortener. Links shortened before its discontinuation still work, but shortening new links requires an alternative. As expected from a link shortener, a short link can lead to any website, so it's hard to say if the site is safe or not.

This service is host to various phishing and spam operators and should not be trusted, as of this date. Google insists that, to file any abuse of this service, one must sign into their service. This is yet another abuse upon anyone that wants to report spam! I've discovered also that reporting a working link of theirs does not always work. I had one come back as being "not a valid link" yet the shortened link did work.

overall: Suspicious pros: - Shortens long URLs; good for services related to Twitter - No ads cons: - Used by criminals as you cannot see the actual URL unless you use third-party extensions my description: If you ever see a goo.gl link, chances are it's either phishing or will lead you to untrustworthy services. Visiting the site itself is harmless if the link isn't shortened. I'd recommend getting a URL unshortener before opening one.

Мало того, что скрывает вредоносные ссылки, так еще https протокол подключили, чтоб антивирусникам тяжелее было вредоносные сайты отключать. А сама google совершенно не пытается контролировать, что за гадости через себя пропускает ! Через этот сократитель ссылок в основном только мошенники и распространители зловредных скриптов работают. (а так же привлекатели рефералов на зловредные и мошенические сайты)