Why Safari Said 'Link Not Found' (And Chrome Didn't)

This article was originally published on Jo4 Blog . If you build a URL shortener and your links show "Link Not Found" on Safari, you have approximately zero seconds before your support inbox catches fire. That's what happened to us. Chrome, Firefox, Edge — all fine. Safari on iOS and macOS — intermittent "This link could not be found or has expired." For a product whose entire job is redirecting links , this was existential. The Symptom Users would tap a short link on their iPhone. Instead of la