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I'm not sure who is running this account, but I'd prefer NOT to be directed back to Twitter.

They don't need the additional traffic analytics that drives their advertisement metrics.
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chris_dfw
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Aside from the direct link back to Twitter, here another example of how websites are collecting metrics.
06:05 AM - Aug 08, 2023
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chris_dfw
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From a URL that we typically copy and share with others...

www.{cnn}.com/2023/08/07/business/mattel-weird-barbie-doll-buy/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2023-08-08T09%3A30%3A14&utm_term=link
06:05 AM - Aug 08, 2023 (Edited)
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chris_dfw
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All the text in that link after the question mark isn't needed. There's often tracking information within the string that gets passed along to the website.
06:08 AM - Aug 08, 2023
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Note that once all the text after the question mark is removed, the link to the article still works. (I also added the https:// back so Spoutible recognizes it as a link.

www.{cnn}.com/2023/08/07/business/mattel-weird-barbie-doll-buy/index.html
06:12 AM - Aug 08, 2023
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Removing the curly braces and adding http://, so the luck is valid and Spoutible queues it up.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/0...
06:22 AM - Aug 08, 2023
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