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Lifehacker: How to Stop Social Media Platforms From Tracking You When You Share Posts
Lifehacker: How to Stop Social Media Platforms From Tracking You When You Share Posts. “When you hit the share button on social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, or Threads, these sites tack on a tracker to the link you’re sharing. This tracker means that Instagram can tell who you’ve shared the link with, and it likely uses this information to further optimize its algorithm for ads. While the tech here is sneaky, it is easy to remove trac…
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Lifehacker: How to Stop Social Media Platforms From Tracking You When You Share Posts
Lifehacker: How to Stop Social Media Platforms From Tracking You When You Share Posts. “When you hit the share button on social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, or Threads, these sites tack on a tracker to the link you’re sharing. This tracker means that Instagram can tell who you’ve shared the link with, and it likely uses this information to further optimize its algorithm for ads. While the tech here is sneaky, it is easy to remove trac…
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