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Re:I’ve banned query strings by Sniffnoy on Sunday May 10, 2026 @03:58AM (#48081926)
Facebook does, I'm not sure why it didn't in your case. It adds an "fbclid" parameter that is quite long. I just tried it to confirm.

Edit: Perhaps it only mangles links for logged-in users? That raises the possibility that some of the others may also only affect logged-in users.

(Trying with other ones I'm logged in on: Reddit doesn't mangle (obviously), Twitter doesn't mangle.)

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Re:I’ve banned query strings by nc0 on Sunday May 10, 2026 @06:25AM (#48082641)
As far as I know, platforms like YouTube and Twitter prefers using their own "link shorteners" (t.co etc) to track clicks and other metrics.
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