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|Description=Bitly is a private technology company offering link management and QR code services, including qr-code-generator.com. | |Description=Bitly is a private technology company offering link management and QR code services, including qr-code-generator.com. | ||
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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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. | 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== | ||
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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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
* Bitly Link Management Platform | *Bitly Link Management Platform | ||
* QR-Code-Generator.com | *QR-Code-Generator.com | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [https://www.qr-code-generator.com/ QR-Code-Generator.com official site] | *[https://www.qr-code-generator.com/ QR-Code-Generator.com official site] | ||
* [https://bitly.com/ Bitly official site] | *[https://bitly.com/ Bitly official site] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:34, 13 August 2025
Bitly
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| Industry | Software, Information Technology, Technology |
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Consumer-impact summary
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
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)
- 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
- Bitly Link Management Platform
- QR-Code-Generator.com