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this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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That’s wrong?
EVERYONE is doing this. Not that I support it, but I’m surprised it still works.
Email clients do it, Reddit does it, tons of apps, even different browsers. I think at one point Microsoft was doing it in Edge (or was that only discount code stuffing?). Affiliate link and cookie rewriting is everywhere.
ETA:
Just to be clear, if you post a link on Reddit, Reddit rewrites the it to add their own affiliate links. Microsoft does this. Chat apps do it. It’s not a secret.
I should add “that’s wrong” is tongue in cheek. Obviously it’s wrong. My point is the rubicon has been crossed so many times it’s fucking ridiculous.
Do you have proof? Can you link to such posts on reddit?
They shipped this in 2016, literally a decade ago.
If you post a link, they will add their own referral code. They use JavaScript and hijack your link.
https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/4ldk0r/reddit_change_affiliate_links_on_reddit/
No idea why the downvotes here.
I mean, someone up there just unironically called someone else a "class traitor".
This is not a crowd that's hanging straight on its hinges.