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

  • MindTraveller@lemmy.ca
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    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
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      4 months ago

      I went, “Ooh! That’s some ingenuity!” and <facepalm>, both at the same time.

      Wasting the ingenuity for this stuff.