Abuse Reports

GO Shortener provides a public reporting endpoint (https://go.arcn.online/report) where anyone can flag short links suspected of hosting phishing campaigns, malware, scams, or illegal material.

The Public Report Submission Form

Visitors or security researchers can report any active short link by providing:

1. Short Link or Code: (e.g., https://go.arcn.online/K8xP2q or K8xP2q).
2. Abuse Category: Selection from common violation types:
   • Phishing / Credential Harvesting
   • Malware / Ransomware Distribution
   • Spam / Unsolicited Commercial Content
   • Copyright / Trademark Infringement
   • Other Policy Violation
3. Details / Justification: Optional description explaining the violation.
4. CAPTCHA Check: Turnstile verification to prevent denial-of-service spam on the report queue.

The Moderator Review Queue

All submitted reports feed directly into the Reports tab (/admin/reports):

+----------+--------------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------+
| Code     | Target Destination | Category       | Reporter Hashed IP| Action    |
+----------+--------------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------+
| xY81zK   | secure-bank-login..| Phishing       | e3b0c44298fc1c... | [Review]  |
| L99pQq   | freeware-setup.exe | Malware        | 8d969eef6ecad3... | [Review]  |
+----------+--------------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------+

Resolution Options

When reviewing an entry, moderators can:

• Disable Link: Immediately revokes redirection for the flagged short code and marks the report as resolved.
• Dismiss Report: Clears the report from the queue if the link is determined to be legitimate.
• Ban Creator: In severe cases (e.g., automated phishing networks), click through to ban the registered user and deactivate all other links created by that user.