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How to prevent link hijacking on sites like Facebook, Reddit and Twitter? (feddit.nl)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If it's showing at the bottom of the browser, then the browser thinks the link is a regular link, but clicking or copying it may invoke some JavaScript that either manipulates the link or simply redirects to the tracker site after an onClick event. I'd like to see this for my own curiosity. If my thought is correct, then there should be some way to disable that specific method call with uBlock or some other mechanism. I'm curious what happens with a text based browser or screen reader type browser. You could also trace the JavaScript and see what's happening. If this is really happening with the big social media sites, it's just a matter of time until a plugin is developed to correct the behavior.