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YTShareAntiTrack

Remove any tracking parameters from the YouTube share feature

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         YTShareAntiTrack
  3. // @namespace    https://github.com/Xenorio/YTShareAntiTrack
  4. // @version      1.2.1
  5. // @license      AGPL-3.0-or-later
  6. // @description  Remove any tracking parameters from the YouTube share feature
  7. // @author       xenorio
  8. // @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
  9. // @match        https://m.youtube.com/*
  10. // @match        https://music.youtube.com/*
  11. // @grant        GM.getValue
  12. // @grant        GM.setValue
  13. // @grant        GM.openInTab
  14. // ==/UserScript==
  15.  
  16. // Copyright (C) 2023 Marcus Huber (xenorio) <dev@xenorio.xyz>
  17. //
  18. // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  19. // it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
  20. // published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
  21. // License, or (at your option) any later version.
  22. //
  23. // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  24. // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  25. // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  26. // GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
  27. //
  28. // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  29. // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  30.  
  31. (function () {
  32.  
  33. 	// How fast we should check for element changes (ms)
  34. 	const updateInterval = 50
  35.  
  36. 	// Parameters which are allowed to stay in the URL
  37. 	const allowedParams = [
  38. 		"t", // start time
  39. 		"list", // playlist ID
  40. 		"v" // video ID
  41. 	]
  42.  
  43. 	// Identifiers for all elements to target
  44. 	const elementIdentifiers = {
  45. 		id: [
  46. 			'share-url' // Input field on desktop
  47. 		],
  48. 		class: [
  49. 			'unified-share-url-input' // Input field on mobile
  50. 		]
  51. 	}
  52.  
  53. 	// Element has been found, update URL
  54. 	function handleTargetElement(targetElement) {
  55.  
  56. 		// Set up a copy of the current URL to work on
  57. 		let url = new URL(targetElement.value)
  58. 		let params = url.searchParams
  59.  
  60. 		// Remove all parameters that are not allowed
  61. 		for (let param of params.keys()) {
  62. 			if (!allowedParams.includes(param)) {
  63. 				params.delete(param)
  64. 			}
  65. 		}
  66.  
  67. 		url.search = params
  68.  
  69. 		let newValue = url.toString()
  70.  
  71. 		// Abort if everything is already correct
  72. 		if (targetElement.value == newValue) return;
  73.  
  74. 		console.log('[YTShareAntiTrack] Changing share url from ' + targetElement.value + ' to ' + newValue)
  75.  
  76. 		// Update element
  77. 		targetElement.value = newValue
  78. 	}
  79.  
  80. 	// Repeatedly look for the element, and if it's there, change it
  81. 	setInterval(() => {
  82.  
  83. 		// Gather all elements which should be modified based on their ID
  84. 		for (let identifier of elementIdentifiers.id) {
  85. 			const element = document.getElementById(identifier)
  86. 			if (element) {
  87. 				handleTargetElement(element)
  88. 			}
  89. 		}
  90.  
  91. 		// Gather all elements which should be modified based on their class
  92. 		for (let identifier of elementIdentifiers.class) {
  93. 			const elements = document.getElementsByClassName(identifier)
  94. 			if (elements) {
  95. 				for (let element of elements) {
  96. 					handleTargetElement(element)
  97. 				}
  98. 			}
  99. 		}
  100.  
  101. 	}, updateInterval)
  102.  
  103. 	// Handle opening the notice page for transitioning to the TubeTweaks extension
  104. 	try {
  105.  
  106. 		// Check if the notice has been opened already
  107. 		GM.getValue("transitionPageVisited")
  108. 			.then(hasVisited => {
  109. 				if (hasVisited) return;
  110.  
  111. 				// Remember that the notice has already been opened
  112. 				// We do this first to prevent race conditions which would open tons of tabs
  113. 				GM.setValue("transitionPageVisited", true)
  114. 					.then(() => {
  115.  
  116. 						// Open the notice page, and focus it
  117. 						GM.openInTab("https://extensions.xenorio.xyz/tubetweaks-migration", {
  118. 							active: true
  119. 						})
  120. 						
  121. 					})
  122.  
  123. 			})
  124.  
  125. 	} catch (error) {
  126. 		// GreaseMonkey API not supported
  127. 		console.log('Goshdarn get a better userscript manager')
  128. 	}
  129.  
  130. })();