Well... sorry for the false hope. The redirect came back, albiet at a
delayed rate compared to before. I guess my answer is to ditch chrome
altogether and go back to firefox.
I had the same issue: Using Linux Mint and Chrome browser. I did the
following which seems to have eliminated the redirect completely: From
the 3-Dot menu on the chrome menu bar:select -> "Settings" -> "Privacy
and Security" -> "Site Settings" -> "Vi...
