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LearnedHand

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4. It's a little more subtle than looking for a forward slash

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 01:43 AM

Feb 2025

But you are one thousand percent that we should be very diligent to scrub the beacons and trackers from URLs. Here are the instructions:

HOW TO SCRUB A URL BEFORE YOU POST IT
1. Paste your URL into a DU post while composing but before you post it.
2. Locate the question mark near the front of the URL.
3. Select and delete the question mark and everything after it, then post your reply.

EXAMPLE FROM SUBSTACK
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/trump-and-dont-say-gay-come-for-the?r=2u9mwx&utm_medium=ios

See the question mark in bold above? Select it and everything after it and DELETE IT. Final result looks like this:

https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/trump-and-dont-say-gay-come-for-the

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QED Think. Again.Dem2theMax jmbar2 summer_in_TX dickthegrouch

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Links being posted are often problematic - because we are being tracked around the web with a [View all] summer_in_TX Feb 2025 OP

Great tips. Thanks. 👍 Dave Bowman Feb 2025 #1

Good info - thank you! KT2000 Feb 2025 #2

Look for a question mark after the html or file type usonian Feb 2025 #3

It's a little more subtle than looking for a forward slash LearnedHand Feb 2025 #4

Thanks, LearnedHand! summer_in_TX Feb 2025 #10

This is helpful... QED Feb 2025 #5

Not if you copy and paste a dirty URL into the address bar LearnedHand Feb 2025 #6

Firefox gives the option to 'Copy Without Site Tracking' GoneOffShore Feb 2025 #7

Helpful, thanks! summer_in_TX Feb 2025 #9

This helps, but there's more you can do ... CloudWatcher Feb 2025 #8

DDG has been my go-to search engine for quite a few years LearnedHand Feb 2025 #11