Mouse Over Web Links?

Marzipanogram · 11 Mar 2018 at 17:37

On certain websites, like deal sites as an example, when you mouse over a link, sometimes can see the real link just below your cursor.
But at the bottom left of your screen (using FireFox) you see a "referral" style link, which gives money etc to the site because you clicked the link.

How do you get the direct link, without going via their ad supported/tracking links.

Are there any FireFox Add-ons that strip out the BS and take you to the real site?

Thanks.

Marzipanogram · 11 Mar 2018 at 19:05

billysielu said:
You can't get it from the link necessarily. You'd have to go to the site, e.g. amazon.co.uk and search for the product yourself.

Oh OK. Thank you

Marzipanogram · 11 Mar 2018 at 22:58

namnoc said:
If you are using the first site to find the product why do you object to them getting the referral payment?

I'm not really objecting to the referral payment, but being tracked and having to disable my security to be able to reach the destination webpage.

Marzipanogram · 12 Mar 2018 at 15:05

Thank you both for your help.
I've just tried the Add on and similar from the Mozilla site, but nothing works.

I'll just put up with it.