From latest GameLinked episode (Linus Tech Tips gaming news channel)

  • @MindTraveller@lemmy.ca
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    271 year ago

    It’s an individual tracking code that tells Google who generated the youtube link you click on. That way, they can see who you’re talking with on other websites.

    • @ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
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      101 year ago

      I went, “Ooh! That’s some ingenuity!” and <facepalm>, both at the same time.

      Wasting the ingenuity for this stuff.