Yes Kar.
One writes text links into articles text, articles that are indexed and stay online. They may or may not be read or clicked etc. Some articles are common news, some are long distance betting markets.
Then the firms tell you the aff links don’t work anymore.
It’s not quite “redirecting” persay, but indeed disabling completely. The practise rendered my particular style of promotion/work/earning a residual income, as useless.