DirectLinks

Makes indirect links on Google and Facebook direct.

DirectLinks - Make indirect links direct

DirectLinks is a Chrome extension that disables JavaScript techniques used by Google and Facebook to track link clicks, allowing you to go straight to the destination when clicking search results or links in Facebook posts.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 164
-5
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2018-09-12)
Creation date: 2018-09-12
Size: 232.45K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Does what it says it does. No more Google tracker bloat.
by BIOS-Pherecydes, 2023-09-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

DirectLinks requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of DirectLinks. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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