Bitly Showing Ads on Page Redirects

A few weeks ago, Bitly announced they would start showing ads and interstitial pages on free redirects in February. In my opinion, this will cause a lot of frustration for the billions of Bitly short links. This preview page will include ads and a brief summary of the target URL. Users who wish to bypass this ad experience have two options: upgrade to a paid Bitly plan or switch to a different URL shortener that does not force ads.  Are you planning to switch or upgrade?

For T.LY URL Shortener, this is fantastic news because millions of users are looking for an alternative, just like when Google announced that it was shutting down its URL shortener. My hope is anyone looking for an ad-free URL shortener will discover T.LY!