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[edwintorok]

Yeah it seems to be default off, and they're not hiding the fact that this is a monetization source: https://adblockplus.org/blog/typo-correction-feature-in-adbl...

However it appears to add that tag only if I typo the name, if I follow a good Amazon link (with or without the affiliate) then it doesn't get 'corrected'.

Although since the rewrite rules are downloaded from a remote location (over HTTP, not even HTTPS!) they could in theory decide to rewrite any links in the future, without many people noticing.

[Tobu → edwintorok]

While they could update the list, it's still typo correction. As implemented, the url needs to be typed in the location bar and the domain can't exist.

Edit: sorry about that last part. http://amazon.co does exist and does get corrected.

[edwintorok → Tobu]

IIRC I've seen it suggest me typo corrections even when visiting valid websites.