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[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 100 points 9 months ago (9 children)

They already know your IP address, you're using their website/app.

It's either to track outbound clicks (And potentially block them if they're harmful, YouTube and Steam do that), or a much more unlikely option is to hide the referrer from the target site (Since browsers have better ways to handle that now, but old ones don't)

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Wouldn’t it be easier to just scan the original post for harmful links?

[–] epyon22@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago

Websites can change

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