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Anyone know if things like uBlock Origin already handle this? ๐ค
uBlock Origin ~~doesn't~~ doesn't by default, but apparently you can enable a filter which removes tracking params from your URLs. I've not personally used this, but I use an add-on called ClearURLs which does something similar.
ClearURLs isn't on Firefox Android, however (for now). uBlock and Privacy Badger are
I use fennec with a custom extensions list. You can add any extension you want.
Using Firefox on Android, version 117.1.0, and ClearURLs is there.
I use this uBlock Origin filter for cleaning URLs:
https://filterlists.com/lists/actually-legitimate-url-shortener-tool