Should modern web browsers show the URL or just the site name? [Poll]

[iMore.com]

Should web browsers stop showing URLs?

A recent Canary build of Google Chrome replaced the uniform resource locator (URL) of websites with the domain name of the website. So, for example, instead of www.imore.com/should-modern-web-browsers-show-url-or-just-site-name it would only give you imore.com. This has sparked an interesting debate about the nature of the web, technology, and usability. URLs are inhuman but they're also a foundational part of the web. So, should they be hidden away to make a simpler, cleaner web, or do they need to be preserved because they functionally matter?

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[acerace113]

I think the address bar should show just the site name until you move the mouse over it then it should show the full URL. On mobile it should show the just the site name until you tap on it then it shows the full URL.


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[Just_Me_D]

As long as I have access to the actual site url, I'm okay with browsers only displaying the site's name. However, without having the ability to view the actual url, I can foresee a lot a phishing sites taking advantage.