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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. | |||
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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]]. | ||
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{{Main| | ===QR-Code-Generator.com “free” QR code lockout (2025-07-30)=== | ||
{{Main|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== | ==Products== | ||
* Bitly Link Management Platform | |||
* QR-Code-Generator.com | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [https://www.qr-code-generator.com/ QR-Code-Generator.com official site] | |||
* [https://bitly.com/ Bitly official site] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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