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thelittleerik opened this issue Feb 22, 2025 · 1 comment
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feat: Instagram igsh link removal in link sharing interceptor #4493

thelittleerik opened this issue Feb 22, 2025 · 1 comment
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Feature description

Instagram recently introduced a feature when someone shares anything on the app, an igsh parameter gets appended as an identification who and to whom the content was shared.

The app even shows the account of the sendee.
If this igsh link is removed when sharing, then it won't be recorded by telemetry.

Motivation

This would again, anonymize sharing and not leak account accidentally and the user won't have to manually always delete the igsh link whilst sharing content among his peers. This way also Meta can't map your contacts or skew your algorithm based on what you are likely to share among them.

Its a simple privacy feature where the user won't have to always manually delete the igsh part of the link every time he shares something.

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@thelittleerik thelittleerik added the Feature request Requesting a new feature that's not implemented yet label Feb 22, 2025
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related #4124

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