For example given the URL https://blackboard.american.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-3280529-dt-content-rid-11942183_1/courses/WRTG-101-017-034-050-2016S/PerlemanLes_InformationIlliteracy.pdf the redirecting message will be Loading annotations forhttps://blackboard.american....`. The . followed by the … looks like four dots in a row.
Suggested solution: after truncating the string remove any trailing dots before appending the ellipsis?