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Stuart Celarier

Pro tip: clean YouTube links. When you get a link from YT, it includes an ID to track YOU. It is a "query string" on the end of the URL like this:

...?si=[tracker_ID_here]

This ID allows YouTube (and their owner, Google, and *their* owner, Alphabet, and ALL of their associates) to track the people who click on the link, and the apps they used, back to you, building a network of none-of-their-business.

Good news: DELETE the "?si=..." part and the link works just fine without the tracking.

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Irish Abroad

@VisualStuart Firefox has an option now to copy a link without site tracking, that cuts all that stuff out, and I always use it

ferricoxide

@VisualStuart@pdx.social

Why I like sharing from Firefox: when you right-click a link, it offers a "Copy link without site-tracking" option in the menu that the right-click pops up.

Stuart Celarier

Oban keeping my toes from wiggling around. #caturday

Cat laying on my foot looking very relaxed and very cute.
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