4 ms·
why is this link doing a redirect through some ad network?
by fs111 7y ago
why is this link doing a redirect through some ad network?
- Swtrz 7y agoI wonder why I never see this behavior despite every other person mentioning it
- corndoge 7y agoublock origin shows a confirm page when it happens
- jdormit 7y agoIt's really quick. Open the network tab and check the "persist logs" checkbox to ensure that the request logs don't disappear after every redirect, then clear your cookies for advertising.com and guce.techcrunch.com and reload the page. You'll see the request for techcrunch.com redirect to guce.techcrunch.com, which redirects to guce.advertising.com, which redirects back to techcrunch.com. It happens so fast it's not noticeable on page load.
- dang 7y agoWe've since changed the link, which originally was https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/how-spotify-ran-the-largest-google-dataflow-job-ever-for-wrapped-2019/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/how-spotify-ran-the-larges....
- C14L 7y agoBecasue more and more browsers are limiting access to cookies not only depending on first-party context but also third-party context. So tracking users by web bugs becomes less reliable. By redirecting throught the domain, they can set and access cockies in a first-party context.