Lately I’ve noticed some mainstream sites injection tracking links into literally every link on their site.

When I hover over it, it shows the correct link at the bottom of my browser, but if I click it or copy it, it takes me to a hijacked tracker link.

Then I can’t even get the original link without having my activity tracked.

How do I get the original link that appears at the bottom of my browser?

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlOP
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    10 months ago

    Links from Twitter shouldn’t have any Facebook tracking info

    That’s not what I’m saying.

    • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      They just hijack the link that someone else posts and replace it with an entirely new tracking link with a l.facebook.com domain

      So this isn’t Facebook on every occasion then, it’s related to the site you’re visiting? If so, the extension will hopefully fix it :)

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        10 months ago

        No it’s not, you misread my statement. It’s regarding the type of link and not the site itself.