No problem. In the future copy and open the link in a browser (I use Firefox on Android), then copy that link and delete everything after the question mark. You doxxed your tiktok account to anyone who opened the original tracking link fyi

[–] SamotsvetyVIA@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

@CyborgMarx@hexbear.net you can disable that "feature" somewhere in the settings under Privacy > Suggest your account to others > People who open or send links to you, but the tracking links do a lot more than just reveal the account

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the info, I'll definitely do that for my main account

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you happen to know if any privacy frontends work for tiktok like invidious does for youtube? I use LibRedirect for everything I can, but it only displays proxitok, which hasn't worked for well over a year, and offtiktok, which doesn't seem to have any public instances listed. So I'm guessing there just is no frontend landscape for tiktok like there is for youtube, reddit, etc.?

Sorry to ask you out of the blue, but it sounds like you might be well versed in this kind of thing.

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The extension Lib Redirect you set this king of thing up for all kinds of websites, including tiktok

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I know, I use it for all kinds of websites. For tiktok specifically, the frontends it redirects tiktok urls to are proxitok and offtiktok, and I mentioned the issues with those.

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the heads up, it was a burner account anyway that's been linked to a dozen times already, but it's good I can now disable the tracker