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[–] 21 points 8 months ago (3 children)

If you browse the web and want to send a URL to a friend.

Make sure to delete the question mark and every single character after it.

Everything before is the real URL and will link to the same webpage.

Everything after are tracking numbers and other parameters that aren't needed. They make the URL longer, but also allow tracking between devices.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    There is one unfortunate exception to this rule, and that is "?v=.........."

    which, for some video platforms, is the actual reference ti which video it is supposed to play.

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