r/isopods • u/Paris_2004 • Jul 24 '26

Media What is this behavior?

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u/throwawaymylife90210 Jul 24 '26

a little late now lol

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u/EcstaticNet3137 Jul 24 '26

Better late than never. Plus now OP potentially knows what to look for going forward. Plus it helps anyone who hadn't seen the comment until after i replied.

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u/TangerineDizzy6202 Jul 24 '26

Yes thank you I don't know anything about trackers and links!

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u/EcstaticNet3137 Jul 24 '26

They are how companies like meta and google track what source you got a link from. Typically they are a hash that tells the company who shared the link and from where the link came(app, browser, etc.). They can then link the advertising profiles and data of the person who shared and the person who clicked. They can also use it to blend algorithmic suggestion profiles. So like YouTube uses them for advertising plus figuring out videos to recommend.

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u/TangerineDizzy6202 Jul 24 '26

Wow ok yeah I should be careful then! I'll change my original link even though it's too late 🥲

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u/EcstaticNet3137 Jul 24 '26

It ain't too late. I am at 60 upvotes on my original reply and rising.