A funny typo on the official Arthur YouTube channel!

The TV was not allowed to be turned on in the morning before going to school. So for me, I always caught the afternoon broadcasts of Arthur when it was on TV then. But what about you?

If you post a YouTube link on this subreddit, you might get a response from the Clean Links app (like shown in the image), where it provides a clean link and a message saying "tracking parameters were removed from the original URL(s)."

But what does this mean?

Firstly, the original link that someone posted is actually safe to click on. They are not tracking you. This tool is actually to protect the person sharing the link. Why?

Sometimes, when you share links from social media websites (like YouTube, Instagram, etc.) you may notice depending on where you click, the link might look different. So, if you see this message reply to you, this means the link you shared contained tracking parameters (like utm_ tags).

Platforms automatically add these hidden codes to track your browsing habits, see who you share links with, and build advertising profiles on you. And on Instagram, for example, if someone clicks on the shared link, they might even see your profile name & icon because Instagram might tell you who shared the link.

So, this Clean Links tool automatically strips those tags away to protect your privacy, keep discussion threads tidy, and ensure links are safe for everyone to click.

You can easily prevent tracking tags from being added to your links by changing how you copy them:

• On Desktop: Copy the link directly from your browser's top address bar instead of using a website's "Share" button.
• On Mobile: Before pasting, look at the web address and delete everything starting from the question mark (?) to the very end of the link.

And if the Cleaned Links app replies to you, you can choose to edit your post/comment with the corrected link, it's entirely up to you.

Or was it just A/B testing? Either way, the vocal fans got their wish.