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Re: Origin of link router pattern

Reply to: https://jamesg.blog/2025/07/19/link-router-pattern

I think the origin, or popularity, of services such as LinkTree is the artificial limitations of links in social networks. Instagram does not allow links in post and you can only have a single link in your profile. This makes it hard to promote a song or to link to multiple other channels.

Other platforms, such as LinkedIn, are suspected to limit the reach of articles if they include several links. Therefore people use an indirection through a router to keep links to a minimal.