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JavaScript Privacy medium.com

Medium: copy a clean link

Copies the current article URL without tracking parameters, ready to share.

Code to copy

// Copy the current article URL stripped of tracking parameters
(function () {
  try {
    const u = new URL(window.location.href);
    ['source', 'sk', 'gi', 'utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign']
      .forEach(function (p) { u.searchParams.delete(p); });
    const clean = u.origin + u.pathname;
    navigator.clipboard.writeText(clean).then(function () {
      console.log('Clean link copied: ' + clean);
    });
  } catch (e) {
    console.warn('Could not copy link', e);
  }
})();

How to use this example

  1. Copy the code with the button above.
  2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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