Run:
  curl -IL <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;backchannel&#x2F;how-india-pierced-facebook-s-free-internet-program-6ae3f9ffd1b4#.r2kfhc1x1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;backchannel&#x2F;how-india-pierced-facebook-s-...</a><p>It is because of a &quot;301 Moved Permanently&quot; response code. The URL shows as &quot;medium.com&quot;, because thats the URL saved in the HN database. However when you open it, your browser follows the redirect.