Abuse

Updated: 2023/04/28

Our service allows users to shorten links. This makes it possible to make the original link unrecognizable. Only when someone opens the link and lands on the destination page, the original link becomes visible. This can be very risky, especially if our service is used by criminals to disguise their activities.

On this page, you will learn how to recognize and report abuse of our service.

Misuse of our service already exists if the content that can be accessed via our short link falls into at least one of the following categories:

Any short link created with Shorlin that falls into any of the above categories is in violation of our Terms of Service and may result in the link or user account being suspended.

Report service abuse

If you have the impression that someone is abusing our service, you can report the link to us and we will review the case. For minor violations, the link will be removed, and the user will be warned. For serious violations, the user will be suspended from our service.

Use the form below, or send an email to [email protected], to report a link you believe is being used to abuse our service:


Tell us what your name is.

Share your email address with us so that we can respond to your request.

Tell us the URL of the link that is the subject of this abuse report.

Explain to us in a few sentences why you think the link is being abused.