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JavaScript Privacy x.com

X (Twitter): strip tracking markers from the URL

Removes the s, t and ref_src parameters X adds to URLs when posts are shared or clicked.

Code to copy

(function () {
  try {
    var url = new URL(location.href), changed = false;
    ['s','t','ref_src','ref_url','cn','refsrc','twclid']
      .forEach(function (p) {
        if (url.searchParams.has(p)) { url.searchParams.delete(p); changed = true; }
      });
    if (changed) history.replaceState(null, '', url.toString());
  } catch (e) {}
})();

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