Newer versions of Chrome, Safari, and Opera will no longer allow you to disable hyperlink auditing. This is an HTML standard that can be used to track clicks on web site links. Chrome and Safari previously allowed users to disable this feature, but newer versions are going in the opposite direction. This means that every time a user clicks on a hyperlink auditited link, the browser will make two requests instead of one. Google Chrome also enables this tracking feature by default, but in the current Chrome 73 version it includes a “Hyperlink Auditing”” flag. Microsoft Edge also provides no way to disable it by default.”
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/major-browsers-to-prevent-disabling-of-click-tracking-privacy-risk/