Real citation data from live scans across Perplexity, Gemini, Google. 31 sources · 40 citations · updated 2026-06-29
| # | Source | Cited by | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cofense.com The 6 URL Shorteners You Didn't Know Were Helping Hackers | PerplexityGeminiGoogle | 3 |
| 2 | ieee-security.org [PDF] Security and Privacy Implications of URL Shortening Services | PerplexityGeminiGoogle | 3 |
| 3 | captaindns.com URL Shorteners and Phishing: Risks and How to Verify - CaptainDNS | PerplexityGemini | 2 |
| 4 | lunyb.com What Is a URL Shortener and Why Use One: Complete Guide 2026 | PerplexityGemini | 2 |
| 5 | menlosecurity.com URL shortening allows threats to evade traditional tools - Blog | PerplexityGoogle | 2 |
| 6 | safecomputing.umich.edu Shortened URL Security | safecomputing.umich.edu | PerplexityGoogle | 2 |
| 7 | sw.run Best Security Features to Look for in a URL Shortening Service | Perplexity | 2 |
| 8 | alluresecurity.com alluresecurity.com | Gemini | 1 |
| 9 | attentioninsight.com attentioninsight.com | Gemini | 1 |
| 10 | bishopfox.com Don't Shortchange Your Organization's Security With URL Shortener… | Google | 1 |
| 11 | choto.co choto.co | Gemini | 1 |
| 12 | community.spiceworks.com Secure URL shortener? - Spiceworks Community | Google | 1 |
| 13 | cs.tufts.edu The Risks Associated With URL Shortening Services ... | Perplexity | 1 |
| 14 | cutt.ly cutt.ly | Gemini | 1 |
| 15 | en.wikipedia.org URL shortening - Wikipedia | Perplexity | 1 |
| 16 | expandurl.net expandurl.net | Gemini | 1 |
| 17 | fearly.eu URL Shorteners and Data Privacy: What You Need to Know | Perplexity | 1 |
| 18 | fyn.link fyn.link | Gemini | 1 |
| 19 | kaspersky.com Privacy and security threats of short links | Perplexity | 1 |
| 20 | linkshortener.io linkshortener.io | Gemini | 1 |
| 21 | lock.pub lock.pub | Gemini | 1 |
| 22 | pdfs.semanticscholar.org Security and Privacy Implications of URL Shortening Services | Perplexity | 1 |
| 23 | quora.com quora.com | Gemini | 1 |
| 24 | reddit.com What are the risks of using bitly shortened URLs? : r/cybersecurity | Google | 1 |
| 25 | sans.org Secure Options for URL Shortening - SANS Institute | Google | 1 |
| 26 | security.stackexchange.com What's a "safe" URL shortening algorithm? | Google | 1 |
| 27 | tiny-tracker.com URL Shortening Security: Complete Guide 2026 | Perplexity | 1 |
| 28 | tufts.edu tufts.edu | Gemini | 1 |
| 29 | urlvanish.com Is Your URL Shortener Safe? The Complete Security Guide for 2026 | Perplexity | 1 |
| 30 | youtube.com youtube.com | Gemini | 1 |
| 31 | zapier.com The 7 best URL shorteners in 2026 - Zapier | Google | 1 |
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Honest by design: this is real data from live AI-engine scans (Perplexity, Gemini and Google, plus ChatGPT, Claude and Grok on paid scans). Citation counts reflect how often each source appeared across those scans.