>>Shroud+(OP)
I think I've seen sites trying to track outbound clicks recently, has prefetching made that impossible? I don't know the implementation but I've seen the browser sending requests that track clicks while investigating other stuff (idk whether it's working accurately though).
Edit: to be clear, it's not like I've researched this proposal since I don't work for social media companies. It's just a feature I wish I could have on my posts.