# Twitter shared URL has a query string

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-shared-url-has-a-query-string/47446
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-shared-url-has-a-query-string/47446 "2016-07-18T06:10:38Z")
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### Author: ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-shared-url-has-a-query-string/47446/2 "2016-07-18T07:38:35Z")

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It is useful option to know about who shared the link. Why would you like to remove that?

Anyway you can check previous discussion here

> [@Usernames in shared links break anonymity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unencrypted-usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554/9):
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> I am fine with that as a PR, but you would automatically lose all the sharing badges (first share, nice share, good share, great share) if you disabled usernames there.

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