Google resumes its attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 86

But you'll be able to opt-out in the right-click menu, so there's that

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  Updated to reflect design changes in Chrome 86.

Google has tried on and off for years to hide full URLs in Chrome's address bar, because apparently long web addresses are scary and evil. Despite the public backlash that came after every previous attempt, Google is pressing on with new plans to hide all parts of web addresses except the domain name in Chrome 86, this time accompanied by an admittedly hover animation.

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