Hello all, please can you help me test whether substack records mastodon referrals? Currently substack suggests NO ONE has ever read my newsletter because of mastodon Here's a link to latest https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/radiation-laced-chapatis-as-a-test If you have time, please click it. I will report the results. Or, if you know the answer about substack traffic tracking just reply here instead Thanks!
@03286cd9 by default, Mastodon add `rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"` to all links. So the browser won't tell the server where the visitor came from. Personally, I think this is a mistake. It does protect privacy of people who might be on a micro-instance, but it makes it harder for people to assess the impact Mastodon has on traffic.