Improved comments

default.toml

@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ tweet_delay = 0
 # Default is 0 (which means unlimited)
 toot_cap = 0
 
-# Replace twitter links by random alternative out of this list
+# Replace twitter.com in links by random alternative out of this list
 # List of nitter instances
 # e.g. subst_twitter = ["nitter.net", ]
 # Default is []
 subst_twitter = []
 
-# Replace youtube.com link by random alternative out of this list
+# Replace youtube.com in links by random alternative out of this list
 # List of Invidious or Piped instances
 # e.g. subst_youtube = ["piped.kavin.rocks", "invidious.flokinet.to", ]
 # Default is []
 subst_youtube = []
 
-# Replace reddit.com link by random alternative out of this list
+# Replace reddit.com in links by random alternative out of this list
 # List of Teddit instances
 # e.g. subst_reddit = ["teddit.net", ]
 # Default is []

twoot.py

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def deredir_url(url):
     ret = None
     try:
         # Download the page
-        ret = requests.head(url, headers=headers, timeout=5)
+        ret = requests.head(url, headers=headers, allow_redirects=True, timeout=5)
     except:
         # If anything goes wrong keep the URL intact
         return url
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ def _remove_trackers_query(query_str):
     # tags by Facebook
     params_to_remove = {
         "gclid", "_ga", "gclsrc", "dclid",
-        "utm_source", "utm_medium", "utm_campaign", "utm_term", "utm_content", "utm_cid", "utm_reader", "utm_name", "utm_referrer", "utm_social", "utm_social-type",
+        "utm_source", "utm_medium", "utm_campaign", "utm_term", "utm_content", "utm_cid",
+        "utm_reader", "utm_name", "utm_referrer", "utm_social", "utm_social-type", "utm_brand"
         "mkt_tok",
         "campaign_name", "ad_set_name", "campaign_id", "ad_set_id",
         "fbclid", "campaign_name", "ad_set_name", "ad_set_id", "media", "interest_group_name", "ad_set_id"