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ChatGPT's Vanished UTM Tags Blur AI Traffic Signals

OpenAI said the issue was a bug, and analysts reported tagged ChatGPT clicks rebounded to 95% to 100% after a fix began rolling out.

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A brief GPT-6 change caused ChatGPT to stop appending UTM parameters to links, sending thousands of daily visits into GA4's direct bucket. The bug was fixed within days, but it exposed how fragile AI referral measurement remains. Teams must build more resilient tracking approaches.

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The traffic coming from ChatGPT records a significant decrease in the statistics. However, visits are no less numerous. ChatGPT has temporarily stopped adding UTM parameters to some links, which complicates the measurement of the traffic it generates. It is therefore difficult to know where the clicks come from. ChatGPT would have deleted [...]

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Search Engine Journal broke the news in Boca Raton, United States on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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