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		flukus on June 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple adds a tracker blocker to desktop Safari Won't the browser show an error about a circular redirect? Or does that take a few bounces?

frio80 on June 6, 2017 | [–]

The URLS would be different. Companies also rewrite internal links as you're navigating a site to accomplish the same thing. Example: https://baycloud.com/thirdparty-redirect

styfle on June 6, 2017 | [–]

It wouldn't be circular if the URL was different, for example:

website.com

ad.com?u=website.com

website.com?loaded

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