Safari can’t open the page b/c it couldn’t establish a secure connection

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Safari can’t open the page b/c it couldn’t establish a secure connection

When I get messages from a subscription with a shortened link, such as from tinyurl, I get this message. I can go to the website by typing in the full address, this just happens from links they send. I have read and tried all I can find, but still no luck.

This happens on my phone as well.

iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Oct 9, 2025 1:14 PM

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John Galt

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Oct 9, 2025 2:00 PM in response to Dryskin

As with so many great ideas, "TinyURL" appears to have succumbed to the apparently irresistible siren song of monetization — a euphemism that translates into selling you, as a product.

Read: https://tinyurl.com/app/features/link-analytics

Safari implements a number of privacy features that actively thwart such attempts, which probably explains the reason it's not working.

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