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Bitly is a private technology company offering link management and QR code services, including qr-code-generator.com.
 
==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
Bitly has faced consumer backlash for practices on qr-code-generator.com, where QR codes marketed as "free" later stop working unless a subscription is purchased, resulting in wasted marketing materials and unexpected costs.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
{{Ph-C-Inc}}
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].


This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===QR-Code-Generator.com “free” QR code lockout (2025-07-30)===
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|QR-Code-Generator.com “free” QR code lockout}}
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Bitly’s qr-code-generator.com advertises “free” QR codes but later disables them unless users pay, breaking printed materials and creating hidden costs for businesses.
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
...


==Products==
==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}
*Bitly Link Management Platform
*QR-Code-Generator.com


==See also==
==See also==
{{Ph-C-SA}}
*[https://www.qr-code-generator.com/ QR-Code-Generator.com official site]
*[https://bitly.com/ Bitly official site]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references />


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Latest revision as of 04:07, 13 August 2025

Bitly
Basic information
Founded 2008
Legal Structure
Industry Software, Information Technology, Technology
Official website https://bitly.com/

Bitly is a private technology company offering link management and QR code services, including qr-code-generator.com.

Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]

Bitly has faced consumer backlash for practices on qr-code-generator.com, where QR codes marketed as "free" later stop working unless a subscription is purchased, resulting in wasted marketing materials and unexpected costs.

Incidents[edit | edit source]

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Bitly category.

QR-Code-Generator.com “free” QR code lockout (2025-07-30)[edit | edit source]

Main article: QR-Code-Generator.com “free” QR code lockout

Bitly’s qr-code-generator.com advertises “free” QR codes but later disables them unless users pay, breaking printed materials and creating hidden costs for businesses.

Products[edit | edit source]

  • Bitly Link Management Platform
  • QR-Code-Generator.com

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]