I think that they mean instead of going to &quot;<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;example.com&quot;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;example.com&quot;</a>, the link is instead to &quot;<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;t.co&#x2F;asdf11&quot;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;t.co&#x2F;asdf11&quot;</a>, which redirects you to example.com. It&#x27;s hard to strip the tracking data away from links like this because resolving the link (to get the redirect) is needed.<p>The only alternative that I could think of is if there was a third-party who resolved the redirects. Something akin to a Bitcoin tumbler.<p>But, not all links like this are trying to track individuals (like ads), rather &quot;engagement&quot; or marketing sources (A FB post might get one tracking link whereas a tweet might get another). These are legitimate questions that aren&#x27;t necessarily nefarious. But at the same time, it does go against the spirit, if not the meaning, of &quot;hyperlink&quot;.