How to protect yourself from being tracked links
Many websites use tracking elements in a URL to collect statistics and keep track of your online activity. These parts of the address are not required for the website to display or function properly and can be removed.
ClearURLs is an extension designed to automatically remove tracking elements from URLs so that protect your privacy while browsing the Internet.
Extension available for Chrome, Firefox and Edge. The source code is available at GitLab.
The plugin has flexible settings and can also show logging log and statistics for all links you followed. You only need to use it for one day to be horrified by the abundance of tracking elements in the links you followed.