Privacy · 4 years ago

Brave Browser is hijacking links and inserting affiliate codes - Twitter

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Brave Browser is hijacking links and inserting affiliate codes - Twitter

Privacy · 4 years ago

Cryptonator1337 on Twitter

So when you are using the @brave browser and type in "binance[.]us" you end up getting redirected to "binance[.]us/en?ref=35089877" - I see what you did there mates 😂— Cryptonator1337 (@cryptonator1337) June 6, 2020

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Ilandar@aussie.zone
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It’s a 3 year old post…
- Schwim Dandy@lemmy.world
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  That would explain why Lemmy displayed it on the front page of my hot feed.
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    It’s been happening a lot lately, nearly got me a few times.

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