this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2025
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Why use a Google link shortener with tracking, instead of linking to the Hollywood reporters site directly.
Or, more to the point, why use a Google app that replaces links you want to share with redirects?
I'll be honest, I'm not very tech savvy. I thought, going to the website (using my phone) and using the share/copy link option was good enough. If you let me know how to avoid these inconveniences, I'll implement such an approach next time.
Depends on your process. Are you using the Google (Search) App? I don't think you can turn that off in there. I'd take a look at using a different Browser. If you're on iOS, Safari is probably fine, if you're on Android, I'd think about using Firefox (Google Play), or if you're feeling daring, Fennec, a more privacy focused version of Firefox (F-droid).
The UX will be different, and you gotta decide whether you're fine with that, but at least those won't change the links you're trying to share.
Maybe try using the "open in firefox/chrome" before
A surprising amount of people on iOS use the "Google App" as a browser