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uBlock is no longer being maintained, grab uBlock Origin which is the current version. Especially as uBO is now on Safari there's no reason to be using the now out of development uBlock.

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uBlock is an abandoned, inferior fork. You should switch to uBlock Origin by the original developer which has tons of new features and is still in active development.

Fixed in uBlock Origin 1.4.0 (which is in release candidate phase): Cosmetic filter fails to hide element.

Issue was that sometimes uBO's injected CSS rules were overriden by a page's own CSS rules. Solution was to increase the specificity of uBO's own CSS rules to ensure they override the page's own CSS rules.

uBlock's been riding the drama llama. You can read Chris's(uBlock) take on the state of affairs here. Gorhill (uBlock Origin) has said some things in the readme of his github here. Some people seem very invested in denouncing one as part of justifying their decision to use the other. I think it's all a massive waste of time.

Personally I think that if all you want to do is install uBlock and let it do its magic with auto-updating subscriptions, you could be using literally any version that's been put out by any author in the past several months. There have been some bugfixes and interface improvements since then but uBlock was perfectly able to serve a "set and forget" user before it split.

I use uBlock because I think it's silly that uBlock Origin needs to exist in the first place, and the name just serves as a constant reminder that the devs can't get on the same page and stop hosting competing versions of the same product. But the choice is about as potent as flipping a coin or picking it based on which icon you like better. (There's currently a difference in functionality in that per-site switches are removed from uBlock, but honestly unless you're able to find out what that is and want to use it on your own, it doesn't matter one bit, it's a tool for advanced users.)

It seems that the wording is still not appropriate.

gorhill cites your FAQ as an example of misinformation implying that uBlock Orgin is a lesser branch of uBlock.

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

I don't quite see it, but you might want to try rewriting again . . . :/

Maybe explicitly say that they are equal or don't refer to uBlock Origin as a "personal fork."

Just call it a "second branch." Use more neutral language.

I've never seen an ad on youtube and I'm using uBlock Origin.

Disconnect yourself from youtube's ad server - "doubleclick.net" with uBlock Origin's dynamic filtering. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide

If ads slip through that, then check which servers you are connected to. Blacklist any suspicious domains from connecting.

It can, through Dynamic Filtering (aka advanced mode) which you'll first need to toggle in preferences. Be sure to read these https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering

If you're looking for more granular control over what you block, I suggest having a look at uMatrix (from the same developer) instead. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/

It seems that Google's ad platform put in a new system to evade adblock by randomizing ids. Give it a few days and someone will likely create a rule to kill em again. I'm here because I was seeing ads on Dictionary.com. The massive "PLAY NOW" button on top was pretty jarring considering I haven't seen an ad in months.

https://adblockplus.org/en/filter-cheatsheet
https://adblockplus.org/en/filters#introduction
@@ - exclusion filter
|| - domain anchor (tells to adblocker that following text is a domain name, not just some part of an address)
## - class selector (tells to blocker that the following text is an element's class)
### - id selector (tells to blocker that the following text is an element's id)
>My guess is that they block elements

Nice one, all the filters block something. Exclusion filters unblock, however it can be said that they block blocking. So, this signs specify which elements to block.

I know your comment is 4 months old, but I wanted to correct this for posterity.

To get on the acceptable ads list, you have to meet the Acceptable ads rules about placement, size, content etc, and submit a request for review. After passing review, your site is added to the whitelist.

If your ads receive more than 10 million impressions per month on adblock-enabled browsers, there is an additional fee for "maintaining the list", as a percentage of the ad revenue you make from adblock plus users. According to adblockplus.org, roughly 10% of the sites on the whitelist pay a fee. Regardless of a fee, everyone has to abide by the acceptable ads rules.

So by using the 'acceptable ads list', you are supporting:

small- and medium- sized websites who use reasonable ads
large websites who use reasonable ads and financially support the community and company that maintain the whitelist.

If you find sites on the whitelist that you think do not belong there, they have a forum where the community reviews it together and makes the decision.

Next version of uBlock Origin will be helpful for such cases: the element picker will now also offer to block whatever background images is found where you click.

I tried it with your case, and it worked.

There is nothing I can do with this, as I can't trial/error anything to figure a fix.

My first move would be to use uBO's own logger, and try to unblock/unallow whatever seem like worth trying to unblock/unallow, and see the result.

> Right under the pronounciation there's a toggle for phonetic spelling or IPA, if you click on it it's supposed to switch between the two.

You block facebook.net? Unblocking this un-broke the widget.

I used the technique detailed in this tutorial -- finally tried an allow rule for facebook.net and that worked.

Yes, it's ok. However:

> [...] the more filter lists one adds, the higher the probability of breakage. Quality varies. Some filter lists could contains broad filter exceptions which defeat other block filters.

Source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-lists-from-around-the-web#external-filter-lists-of-interest

This applies to all filter lists, not only the ones listed on that page.

Blocking wise yes, if not better: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#blocking. The only down side I can think of is that you won't have Disconnect's "Private Search" but you can just use duckduckgo instead.

Edit: never mind it's a seperate extension.

uBlock ships with filter lists, including the malware ones, so this can lead to false positives (as long as you install from reliable sources: AMO, Chrome/Opera store, or GitHub).

Please keep in mind that non-intrusive ads does not equal non-harmful ads. Sites are still susceptible to malvertising and even a 1x1 pixel image can still be used to track you around the web. Also, what's acceptable or not is highly subjective; I've personally yet to find a single example of an ad that fits my own criteria for an acceptable ad. I'd like to quote the uBlock manifesto.

>the "Acceptable Ads" marketing campaign is really the business plan of a for-profit entity

I suggest you whitelist sites individually at your own discretion rather than leaving it for the highest bidder to decide what's "acceptable" or not.

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there's nothing like ublock, there's one that works systemwide admuncher or something like that, but if you are in a limited enviroment I don't know if you'll be able to install it at all. can you run portable apps? portable opera chrome etc could be a better option.

also this maybe: http://www.ghacks.net/2012/10/29/how-to-block-advertisement-in-internet-explorer-10/

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uBlock is no longer being maintained, grab uBlock Origin which is the current version. Especially as uBO is now on Safari there's no reason to be using the now out of development uBlock.

Discuss uBO: /r/ublockorigin

uBlock is no longer being maintained, grab uBlock Origin which is the current version. Especially as uBO is now on Safari there's no reason to be using the now out of development uBlock.

Discuss uBO: /r/ublockorigin

uBlock is no longer being maintained, grab uBlock Origin which is the current version. Especially as uBO is now on Safari there's no reason to be using the now out of development uBlock.

Discuss uBO: /r/ublockorigin

uBlock is no longer being maintained, grab uBlock Origin which is the current version. Especially as uBO is now on Safari there's no reason to be using the now out of development uBlock.

Discuss uBO: /r/ublockorigin

First of all, try disabling AdNauseam and other extensions as well. Any other extension may use a whitelist or tamper with something you don't know about.

Open the logger on a video that plays an ad and post a screenshot of the entire session here. Take note of the time the ad started to play. (Left column in the logger.)

You'll have to turn on dynamic filtering in order to block youtube ads. Check out the quick guide here. I've been working through my understanding of it myself for just this purpose, but even simply enabling it blocks the youtube ads.

When you have enabled dynamic filtering by clicking that you are an advanced user in the "options" for the extension, navigate to a youtube video and click the uBlock button.

You should see that "doubleclick.net" is being listed in a panel that looks like this. It will probably already have a small red rectangle at the left of it and have a little minus sign in the far right column, meaning that it was already blocked. But if you want to be extra sure, you can hover over the minus sign in the far right column (the "local" column) and click the red box that appears when you hover to create a rule that will always block that url when you are on the youtube page. That's youtube's main advertising url so it should block all the ads.

At least, it has been working for me since I turned on dynamic filtering!

(edited for some dodgy location phrasing)

Similar issue - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/2036 so this rule should resolve problem:

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk,warringtonguardian.co.uk###nqhh:style(visibility: collapse !important;)

Sorry for the late reply. I didn't log on to Reddit for a long period of time.

Anyway, you need the latest version of uBlock Origin - 1.9.0 or above. The author of uBlock Origin added a CSP to block the PH WebSocket workaround. However, I not sure when the author of uBlock Origin will update the extension in the Opera extensions store/repository.

This? Otherwise...

I've not been successful in doing this but maybe you could try the following for yourself:
1. Activate "I am an advanced user" in the settings.
2. Add www.youtube.com * * allow in a new line in "My rules".
3. Delete browser cache and reload YouTube.
Maybe it works for you.

Otherwise you could try this which is not what you want but maybe you can make use of it anyways: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/How-to-whitelist-a-web-site#a-youtube-channel

FYI: AFAIK the ads at the bottom of the video make the content creators a lot of money. Without them they get way less.

I get the same issue when using "Fanboy’s Annoyance List" which by the way contains "Fanboy’s Social Blocking List‎".

The logger can be of help in such cases.

The issue seems to be a blocked network request and not a hidden div. Try this exception filter: @@-social_$domain=facebook.com,image

Put it into "My Filters", clear your browser cache and see if it works for you. Though there is a very small risk it might one day allow an ad through. I don't have a Facebook account so I don't know how they serve ads but if they use JavaScript like most sites you won't run into any issues since the above filter will only allow certain images.

I already reported it to the maintainers so it should get fixed for everyone.

You're getting some cheap Karma here. :>
It seems however that gorhill has figured out a solution: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/cf9c7af428f125e6f8b0a3ab512c1e4550a26ec0
Just got to wait for the update.

Please don't use SpyHunter. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/550005/spyhunter-vs-malwarebytes-vs-iobit/#entry3491488 Quote: >Those security vendors which have tried in the past received threats of legal action for attempting to do so or agreed to legal settlements as a result of litigation brought forth by Enigma Software.

They are suing companies who rightfully identify it as a dubious program (malware in my opinion).

See also the other link Gorhill provides: https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/enigmasoftware.com

I can't think of one reason why an adblock would want to access my history.... Seems really fishy, I won't re-enable until this has been clarified.. In the meantime I'll rely on https://www.eff.org/privacybadger .

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode
Very easy mode if you just don't want to see ads. Easy mode is the standard configuration and probably the best for most users.

Less website breakage: Uncheck filter lists.
More protection: Check filter lists (and use medium/hard mode if you're OK with fixing broken sites). I can especially recommend:

The Malware section if you want to block some malware serving sites.
"Fanboy’s Annoyance List‎" if you want to get rid of stuff that's annoying but basically aren't ads.
The "Region" section if you're not from the US/UK.

Put this filter in "My rules" in the uBlock settings (might have to enable "I am an advanced user"):

www.forbes.com forbes.com * allow It will unblock everything from forbes.com while you're on www.forbes.com and they won't be able to detect you using uBlock anymore. Reload the site if it doesn't work right away.

How I created the rule:

Enable Advanced user mode in uBlock settings (first panel).
Go to www.forbes.com and click the uBlock icon.
Unblock forbes.com in the third column and click the lock to save. Then reload.

Quick guide about this feature: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide

http://www.ebates.com/whitelist/ebates-cash-back-shopping.txt
About first 10 filter entries containing $document have no support.
The rest should work. Their list disables the most common trackers on all sites. Why don't you just disable your blocker and change your nick to your real name and address?

I can't find any filter list which outright blocks all of cloudfront.net.

If a specific filter breaks a specific site, report to the filter list maintainers.

To find out what filter from which filter lists blocks what network request, use the logger: <https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/The-logger> (that works for uBlock Origin).

I get the site not loading while on Firefox. There is something in the site script which loops with no end.

For now I find that disabling cosmetic filtering on the site works, I will look more into this later.

Edit:

I find that the following filters fix the issue:

marketwatch.com#@##ad_DisplayAd1 marketwatch.com#@##ad_DisplayAd2 marketwatch.com#@#.advertisement

I added them to the uBlock filters -- unbreak filter list.

Fixed with <https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/adc84350e3a96f7653d2e73f817478749ec393dc>.

This gets rid of the scammy 3rd-party ads, but this does not remove the 1st-party warning at the top, I consider this to be a fair message by the site. The added filter works only for Firefox, due to Chromium limitation (see inline script tag filtering Caveats).

Woa... I would open the logger to see what is going on. Some pages will constantly perform network requests in the background, but 9 millions overnight is way above what I have ever seen.

Documentation? eg chrisaljoudi https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-user-interface More from gorhill's uBlockOriginal https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide

Thanks! I found this guide to dynamic filtering. One of its examples says:

> Someone found out Boldchat site was broken when using uBlock. The content of the dynamic filtering pane makes it clear that there is a static filter somewhere blocking network requests to boldchat.com. Turned out there was static filter boldchat.com in "Peter Lowe's Ad Server" list.

So it sounds like they had to search through the static filtering rules to find the particular one affecting boldchat.com. I was hoping for a pop-up list of which static rules are affecting the page. Still, dynamic filtering looks useful.

About the required permissions.

> "Change your privacy-related settings" > > Since version 0.9.8.2. > > This is necessary to be able to: > > * Disable "Prefetch resources to load pages more quickly" > * This will ensure no TCP connection is opened at all for blocked requests: It's for your own protection privacy-wise. > * For pages with lots for blocked requests, this will actually remove overhead from page load (if you did not have the setting already disabled).

"Just to clear up misunderstanding: I will keep both the Chromium/Firefox working fine. I am not as familiar with the Firefox API as I am with the Chrome API, but nothing which I can't take on in the longer term, the same way I did not know anything about the Chrome API when I started HTTPSB. If anything, uMatrix on Firefox will be a good exercise in dealing with the intricacies of the Firefox API." —Gorhill

"I will do my best to submit pull requests for things which are important -- i.e. bugs really.

I think people should give a try to the official repo (uBlock, not uBlock0). I think Chris has a better sense of good UI than I do, I have to admit I kind of like most of the changes he made already. It has been difficult to let go after working so long on a project, but I had to do it, and though I have been conflicted in the past few days about the new ownership, it's settling for me -- I now feel optimistic about the outlook of uBlock under the new ownership." —Gorhill

It's an add-on or extension for specific browsers (running under Android). With Firefox, for example, you can get it from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/android/addon/ublock-origin/ or for Opera: https://addons.opera.com/en-gb/extensions/details/ublock/

You need to also have the Greasemonkey script installed for Anti-Adblock Killer | Reek to work:

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/735-anti-adblock-killer-reek

Doesn't seem to fix that particular site, but it does fix others . . .

Edit: I have fixed this particular site with uBlock on Safari by manually enabling everything from www.hogarmania.com by clicking the plus sign by it in the side panel (Advanced User Mode On).

It's been removed now, but many people have already seen the post.

More people have probably seen this on /r/technology (post) as well as HN.

Answering myself. I found the solution in adblock plus forums. Turns out it is enough to block another non-changing element

> www.facebook.com###pagelet_growth_expanding_cta

But I'd still like to know, for future use, how to do a wildcard filter of the kind illustrated in OP.

Hi,

the reason I was hoping this could be done in uBlock, is because ABP has a filter, although I'm not sure how/if it would work in uBlock:

https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7643

https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7218