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From latest GameLinked episode (Linus Tech Tips gaming news channel)

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[-] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 27 points 4 months ago

It's an individual tracking code that tells Google who generated the youtube link you click on. That way, they can see who you're talking with on other websites.

[-] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 10 points 4 months ago

I went, "Ooh! That's some ingenuity!" and , both at the same time.

Wasting the ingenuity for this stuff.

this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2024
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