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t.co

Category: Information Technology, Url Redirect

Scanned: Aug 19, 2026, 19:42 UTC · First seen: Apr 27, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 4
98 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of t.co Captured Aug 19, 2026
https://t.co
Screenshot of t.co
15 years
Extremely Popular - #226 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare envoy
Unknown
162.159.140.229
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered September 22, 2010
Expires Unknown
Name Servers Unknown
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
1 file scanned
No threats
1
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
162.159.140.229 17 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
t.co Overview

Description of t.co

t.co appears to be the official short-link and redirect domain used by X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter. The page shown in the scan states that the domain is used as part of a service intended to help protect users from harmful activity, support the developer ecosystem, and provide signals for surfacing relevant posts.

Based on the domain’s branding, page title, and web-categorization data, this site functions primarily as a URL redirection and link-handling service rather than a standalone content website. It appears to be operated as infrastructure associated with X’s social networking platform, which is also consistent with the domain’s very high traffic rank and long registration history.

Safety Assessment for t.co

The scan results are broadly reassuring at this point in time. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan did not flag any files, and major threat-database checks did not indicate phishing or malware-related listings. The domain is also long-established and heavily trafficked, which generally reduces the likelihood of it being a throwaway or newly created abusive site.

One minor caution is that the domain’s IP address appears on one mail-reputation blocklist. That type of listing is usually more closely related to email or shared-IP reputation than to the safety of the website content itself, so it should be treated as a limited signal rather than evidence of web-based harm. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt, with the certificate shown as expiring on 2026-10-07. The server is identified as cloudflare envoy and the hosting network appears to be Cloudflare, Inc., with the scanned IP geolocating to Toronto, Canada.

From an infrastructure perspective, the domain appears to use a modern CDN/proxy setup suitable for a high-traffic redirect service. DNSSEC status was not available in the provided data, so that control could not be verified from this scan alone. No obvious technical security issues were indicated in the limited page-level malware scan at the time of review.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#226
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Information Technology, Url Redirect
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 13 Aug 18
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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