instagram.com: ads

[sexymoomin]

Prerequisites

• [X] I read and understood the policy as to what is a valid filter issue
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• [X] I did not remove any of the default filter lists, or I verified that the issue is not caused by removing any of the default lists
• [X] I did not enable external filter lists, or I verified that the issue still occurs without enabling external filter lists
• [X] I do not have custom filters/rules, or I verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules
• [X] I am not using another content blocker along uBO (also mind browser built-in blockers)
• [X] I did not answer truthfully to all the above checkpoints

URL address of the web page

https://www.instagram.com/

Category

ads

Describe the issue

Saw ads

Screenshot(s)

Screenshot(s)

Configuration

```yaml uBlock Origin: 1.43.0 Firefox Mobile: 103 filterset (summary): network: 81393 cosmetic: 26932 scriptlet: 17627 html: 725 listset (total-discarded, last updated): default: user-filters: 0-0, never ublock-filters: 33200-310, 20h.30m ublock-badware: 4179-0, 18h.39m ublock-privacy: 247-1, 4d.21h.28m ublock-abuse: 76-0, 4d.21h.27m ublock-unbreak: 1872-0, 4h.15m ublock-quick-fixes: 360-1, 1d.2h.51m adguard-mobile: 8085-168, 20h.40m easylist: 69309-25114, 3d.1h.16m easyprivacy: 27306-591, 3d.1h.15m urlhaus-1: 4761-0, 18h.38m plowe-0: 3640-3, 9d.1h filterset (user): [empty] modifiedUserSettings: [none] modifiedHiddenSettings: [none] supportStats: allReadyAfter: 747 ms maxAssetCacheWait: 265 ms popupPanel: blocked: 28 blockedDetails: instagram.com: 28 ```

[MasterKia]

Saw ads

Screenshot?

[krystian3w]

Or save Dom tree to create ExtendedCSS (procedural) filter.

[MasterKia]

https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/wmnwhf/ads_going_through_ublock_on_instagram_desktop/

[krystian3w]

Language specific, not everyone like English e.g. Italian 🇮🇹 or Spaniard / Spanish 🇪🇸.

[MasterKia]

https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/wmnwhf/ads_going_through_ublock_on_instagram_desktop/

A) instagram.com##article div:has-text(/Sponsored/i):upward(article)

B) instagram.com##article div:has-text(/Sponsored/i):upward(article > div)

C) instagram.com##article > div > div > div > header > div:nth-of-type(2) > div:nth-of-type(2) > div > div > span:has-text(/Sponsored/i):upward(article > div)

[krystian3w]

IMO c to avoid match posts with lament to other influences with too much sponsored posts.

[okiehsch]

@MasterKia Are we sure that does not break anything, if that's the case add them.

I don't know much about it but could that not also hide some influencer instagram posts?

[MasterKia]

AdGuard hasn't got any reports about instagram.com sponsored posts in the recent months: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues?q=instagram.com

So I think we should wait and see if there are more reports about this in uAssets then we could add one of these filters.

[krystian3w]

Have here https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/123556 (first and last two @adguard-bot reports form 4 / 2 days ago and Alex 302 wrote suggestion).

[BruhMomient]

Have seen sponsored posts on the timeline, I'm assuming that's what OP is talking about? Here's a screenshot.

[BruhMomient]

Have seen sponsored posts on the timeline, I'm assuming that's what OP is talking about? Here's a screenshot.

Here's my config info also

```yaml uBlock Origin: 1.44.0 Firefox: 102 filterset (summary): network: 176720 cosmetic: 120068 scriptlet: 32230 html: 725 listset (total-discarded, last updated): added: https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt: 8730-342, 7m adguard-generic: 67014-5404, 8m adguard-mobile: 8149-210, 8m adguard-spyware: 26458-1371, 8m adguard-spyware-url: 713-2, 7m curben-phishing: 42401-7, 7m curben-pup: 189-0, 7m fanboy-cookiemonster: 39981-86, 7m dpollock-0: 11381-1635, 7m default: user-filters: 0-0, never ublock-filters: 33202-69, 8m ublock-badware: 4237-0, 8m ublock-privacy: 247-0, 8m ublock-abuse: 76-0, 8m ublock-unbreak: 1872-1, 8m easylist: 69556-1023, 8m easyprivacy: 27354-9918, 7m urlhaus-1: 4828-0, 7m plowe-0: 3635-3, 7m filterset (user): [empty] trustedset: added: [array of 5 redacted] switchRuleset: added: [array of 1 redacted] modifiedUserSettings: [none] modifiedHiddenSettings: [none] supportStats: allReadyAfter: 1585 ms (selfie) maxAssetCacheWait: 1057 ms popupPanel: blocked: 210 blockedDetails: instagram.com: 210 ```

[MasterKia]

@BruhMomient

Add these to "My filters" one by one and tell us which one (A, B or C) removes the sponsored posts: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/14370#issuecomment-1217524472

[krystian3w]

And if it blinks after scrolling then use Alex 302 suggestion with split to two filters:

instagram.com##main > section div[style^="flex-direction: column;"] > article > div:has(span:contains(Sponsored)):style(visibility: hidden !important;)

Or

instagram.com##main > section div[style^="flex-direction: column;"] > article > div:has(span:contains(Sponsored))

[MasterKia]

@okiehsch AdGuard fixed it: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/commit/6b57f3cb433175b73eadd044fd1ff47a323bb629

Should we add the same?

[okiehsch]

Ok.

[MasterKia]

I'm uncertain to add the "Sponsored" translated in Russian (/Спонсор публикации:|Sponsored/))

[okiehsch]

Yeah, let's keep it english only for now.

[krystian3w]

Maybe AdGuard Addons again disabled use:

tabs.insertCSS() / scripting.insertCSS()

Then hidding works bad on pages. Apps no support WebExtension API at all, then works similar like addon without this API.

[Yuki2718]

@MasterKia :contains() is AG syntax.

[MasterKia]

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/commit/070ccff059cdd58085c7f6b28be305957f5ff950

[MasterKia]

@krystian3w Why the dislike?

[krystian3w]

These change should be confirmed from devtools about lag/delay in hide elements or ate too many RAM at start browser or forced update list.

[MasterKia]

AFAIK uBO will internally change the compatible syntax at filter list compile time.

[krystian3w]

This looks strange for conversion:

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/2228

So it must be on a "strange" level that the error is not in EL syntax and deprecated :if(.

So if posts back in Chrome 105 (now served as stable) then needed is jump to development built.

[calvinthefreak]

Sadly Instagrams Adblocking breaks if you set instagram to any other Language then English...

in the German Version the "sponsored" text is "Gesponsert" and sadly thus the Ads show up...

[MasterKia]

Does this work for you?

instagram.com#?#main > div > section div[style*="flex-direction: column;"] > article > div:has(span:has-text(/Gesponsert/)):style(visibility: hidden !important;)
instagram.com#?#main > div > section div[style*="flex-direction: column;"] > article > div:has(span:has-text(/Gesponsert/))

[Yuki2718]

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/138429

[calvinthefreak]

@MasterKia Yes, I added those rules my self, works, just wanted to check this for few Hours until answering here, but I think, that this rules should be added too.

[MasterKia]

AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters#138429

But that bad filter is different from the one being discussed here.

[krystian3w]

Also possible spend time to create path inside :has(:

:has(> foo > bar > don-t > longer > touch-comments > span:has-text(Un anuncio muy molesta))

[Yuki2718]

But that bad filter is different from the one being discussed here.

Okay, confirmed the rule doesn't have the problem.

[MasterKia]

Added.

[Yuki2718]

Maybe all the language? /Gesponsert|Sponsored|Geborg|Sponzorováno|Sponsoreret|Χορηγούμενη|Publicidad|Sponsoroitu|Sponsorisé|Bersponsor|Sponsorizzato|広告|광고|Ditaja|Sponset|Gesponsord|Sponsorowane|Patrocinado|Реклама|Sponsrad|ได้รับการสนับสนุน|May Sponsor|Sponsorlu|赞助内容|贊助|প্রযোজিত|પ્રાયોજિત|स्पॉन्सर्ड|Sponzorirano|ಪ್ರಾಯೋಜಿತ|സ്‌പോൺസർ ചെയ്‌തത്|पुरस्‍कृत|प्रायोजित|ਪ੍ਰਾਯੋਜਿਤ|මුදල් ගෙවා ප්‍රචාරය කරන ලදි|Sponzorované|விளம்பரதாரர்கள்|స్పాన్సర్ చేసింది|Được tài trợ|Спонсорирано|Commandité|Sponsorizat|Спонзорисано/ But I can't reproduce.

[MasterKia]

Good idea. Do you think the #?# is needed? instagram.com#?#main > div > section div[style*="flex-direction: column;"] > article > div:has(span:has-text(...))

[Yuki2718]

Do you think the #?# is needed?

Don't know but it's safer to have it.

[krystian3w]

CSSTree omit/ignore ?, this was experimental fallback to force JavaScript implementation :has( instead native from Chrome 105+ for simple filters.