@burnout426
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/auto-refresh-page/

@laneharbin yeah, seems that way. but.....I"ve clicked around Amazon today using a different refresher (Super Auto Refresh) and have had not problems.

@burnout426
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/auto-refresh-page/

@sgunhouse
TY. I think I found the issue. I disabled all my extensions. the one that seems the culprit is Auto Refresh Page.
very useful for certain sites I want to refresh every few minutes but apparently doesn't play well with Amz.
should I report that to anybody?

@sgunhouse I just clicked "amazon basics" link on the landing page. I got the error again. however, if I right click, choose "open in link new page" it goes through.
so I am agreeding with someone here that it is a amazon issue.
I will let it go and see what happens. thanks for all the help and isdeas, folks.

@sgunhouse I just clicked "amazon basics" link on the landing page. I got the error again. however, if I right click, choose "open in link new page" it goes through.
so I am agreeding with someone here that it is a amazon issue.
I will let it go and see what happens. thanks for all the help and isdeas, folks.

@leocg no shortcut. I am clicking links directly on Amazon, e.g, a pair of shoes. but not all links result in the odd message. some work.

@sgunhouse TY
I disabled Continue Shopping in Settings. No change. Still get the error message.

@leocg opera 1 I assume.

last few days when I click my Amazon shortcut on the browser home page, I get this message: "The link you clicked on is malformed. Contact the editor of the originating page." in address box I see "https://ringconn.pxf.io/c/4061861/1739782/20222?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fhaul%2Fstore%3Fref_%3Dnav_cs_hul_disb&subId1=dDxAnnV5WxaO"
I've reinstalled Opera. other sites work fine. this does not occur in Brave browser.
any ideas? is this an Opera issue at all?

all of a sudden I am getting ads on several sites. Gatewaypundit.com, theepochtimes.com. is there somewhere I should report this formally?
that said, I love Opera.