myanimelist.net

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Issue URL (Annoyance)

https://myanimelist.net/

Comment

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System configuration

Information	value
Platform:	Android 10
AdGuard product:	AdGuard for Android v3.5.1 (65)
Browser:	Chrome (data compression)
Stealth mode options:	Hide your search queries, Remove X-Client-Data header from HTTP requests, Strip URLs from tracking parameters, Self-destructing third-party cookies (180), Hide your Referrer from third-parties (), Hide your Referrer from third-parties, Hide your User-Agent ()
AdGuard mode:	VPN
Filtering quality:	High-quality
HTTPS filtering:	enabled
DNS requests blocking:	enabled
Filters:	Ad Blocking: AdGuard Mobile Ads, AdGuard Base Privacy: AdGuard Tracking Protection Social Widgets: AdGuard Social Media Annoyances: AdGuard Annoyances
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[zloyden]

Banner to upgrade to premium at the bottom.

That's not true. This element have a donation goal - if you support them, you won't see ads and you will get special privileges.

[ghost]

@zloyden

Banner to upgrade to premium at the bottom.

That's not true. This element have a donation goal - if you support them, you won't see ads and you will get special privileges.

The way I see it as they are using the term "Support" instead of "Premium". They are offering premium services in the guise of supporting them. Donation means donation, they are offering a boatload of features to premium subscribers; it cannot be "donation"; it has to be a premium service. And they I indicated exactly this in the below screenshot:

If we go by reasoning on the comment, then using the term "Support" or "Donate" will be considered okay even if they are offering premium services in the guise of "donating" them?

The other reason why I'm reporting it is the way it is implemented: animated banner and it appears at the bottom of every page you visit and it is even in the hamburger menu and there too it is animated and it is very distracting and demands attention everytime you visit the website and/or try to access the hamburger menu. It is really annoying.

There's also again "Become a MAL Supporter" just above the "Support MAL" animated banner. Honestly saying, how can this be a donation if they asking it everywhere, it is on the website header, at the bottom, in the hamburger menu, jast about everywhere. I my opinion it should be blocked by AdGuard; it is an annoyance, it distracts. Users can always upgrade to ~premium~ support them from the "Become a MAL Supporter" link above the animated banner if they want. The service is a monthly subscription as indicated below the first screenshot and their FAQ.

Even then if AdGuard don't think that it should be blocked, then it's totally okay with me. I presented my reasoning and now it's up to you to consider whether to block it or keep it as it is.

Just please I request you to bring the element blocker to AdGuard for Android soon so that I can block it even if AdGuard team doens't.

[zloyden]

Hm, I can give you these rules, add it to User rules for now, but I don't think that it should be blocked. My colleagues will take a look at this. @AdamWr @BlazDT what do you think?

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[BlazDT]

Imho block the banner, leave the text ( If Text also contains link) in self-promo.

[zloyden]

Ok, after the discussion, I added the rule to the Annoyances filter, so update should be available in 1-2 hours.