syracuse.com: breakage - Githubissues

mjf17 commented 10 months ago

Prerequisites

[X] This is NOT a YouTube, Facebook or Twitch report.
[X] I read and understand the policy about what is a valid filter issue.
[X] I verified that this issue is not a duplicate. (Search here to find out.)
[X] I did not remove any of the default filter lists, or I have verified that the issue was not caused by removing any of the default lists.
[X] I did not enable additional filter lists, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without enabling additional filter lists.
[X] I do not have custom filters/rules, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules.
[X] I am not using uBlock Origin (uBO) along with other content blocker extensions.
[X] I have verified that the web browser's built-in blocker or DNS blocking (standalone or through a VPN) is not causing the issue.
[ ] I did not answer truthfully to ALL the above checkpoints.

URL(s) where the issue occurs.

https://www.syracuse.com/#/0

Description

Just recently (possibly today, 1/4/2024) I'm no longer able to access paid content on this site. I have a properly paid account. But when logged in and uBlock Origin is engaged, "subscriber only" articles are no longer fully accessible - they behave as if I was not a paying customer and was not logged in. When I turn off uBlock Origin for the site, all the ads return AND I am able to properly access all content. To be clear, I am not trying to bypass the paywall. I have a paid subscription and a proper account. But something on the site changed so that with uBlock Origin engaged, it's somehow not recognizing that I'm logged in.

Other extensions used

Google Drive Application Launcher, Google Docs Offline, Google Mail Checker, Salesloft Connect

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Configuration

Details

```yaml uBlock Origin: 1.54.0 Chromium: 120 filterset (summary): network: 104745 cosmetic: 44207 scriptlet: 19901 html: 0 listset (total-discarded, last-updated): default: user-filters: 0-0, never easylist: 76730-12, 11m easyprivacy: 33103-4, 11m plowe-0: 3788-1154, 11m ublock-badware: 7751-137, 11m ublock-filters: 36389-203, 11m ublock-privacy: 950-7, 11m ublock-quick-fixes: 178-49, 11m ublock-unbreak: 2176-31, 11m urlhaus-1: 9530-0, 11m filterset (user): [empty] trustedset: added: [array of 1 redacted] userSettings: [none] hiddenSettings: [none] supportStats: allReadyAfter: 128 ms (selfie) maxAssetCacheWait: 72 ms popupPanel: blocked: 0 extended: ##.revenue-display ##.ad-small-1 ##.ad-small-2 ##.ad-inner ##.ad-unit:not(.text-ad):not(.textads) ##.ad-large-1 ##.module__ad-wide #@#.ad-unit ##+js(abort-on-property-read, _sp_._networkListenerData) ##+js(remove-node-text, script, /typeof [a-z]\.cmd\.unshift/, co… ```

mapx- commented 10 months ago

without an account we cannot porperly investigate the issue
however try this filter:

||sophi.io^$3p,badfilter

mjf17 commented 10 months ago

Thanks, I tried it. It didn't fully work but it seems like it helped a little. There are little key icons next to news stories that are for subscribers only. When I applied that filter, the little key icons showed up again (they apparently were gone / blocked before). But the subscriber only articles still don't quite work unfortunately.

Is there a way for us to use a password manager and for me to share the password securely with you for a more thorough investigation?

Regardless, thanks for the help and for the quick response.

liamengland1 commented 10 months ago

@mjf17 Try adding all of these filters:

@@||googletagmanager.com/gtm.js$script,domain=syracuse.com
@@||p952.syracuse.com^
syracuse.com#@#^script:has-text(/typeof [a-z]\.cmd\.unshift/)
@@||securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js$script,domain=syracuse.com

@mapx- I had to add these, plus ||sophi.io^$3p,badfilter to get the paywall to show up in a vanilla profile of Firefox w/ uBo on default filterlists. Without these filters, tinypass doesn't load, which is the script that enforces access to articles for subscribers and shows the paywall to guests.

I used this article: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2024/01/tech-startup-in-100-million-dewitt-factory-built-by-new-york-taxpayers-closes.html

stephenhawk8054 commented 10 months ago

@liamengland1 OP is using chromium, so the HTML filtering filter won't have effect. Do you need that filter for Firefox?

Looks like I need to make exceptions for that filter as well

@mjf17 Can you test these filters?

||sophi.io^$3p,badfilter
@@||googletagmanager.com/gtm.js$script,domain=syracuse.com
@@||p952.syracuse.com^
@@||securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js$script,domain=syracuse.com
syracuse.com#@#+js(rmnt, script, /typeof [a-z]\.cmd\.unshift/, condition, cmd.unshift)

Click on uBO icon > ⚙ Dashboard button > Add the filter(s) in "My filters" pane > ✓ Apply changes > Open new tab and test again.

stephenhawk8054 commented 10 months ago

I'll adjust the admiral filters first

mjf17 commented 10 months ago

Ok, I was finally able to check this. I didn't try any of the new filters listed by @liamengland1 or @stephenhawk8054. But I opened up the page (syracuse.com) and everything was working properly. I tried on 3 different computers (two of which I did not add the original custom filter by @mapx-) and the page works as expected on all 3 machines. By "as expected", I mean no ads showing but it is recognizing my logging in and giving me full access to "subscriber only" articles. So the issue is now resolved.

The minor side effect is that I wasn't able to test the new set of filters to see if they had any impact, at least in a local custom filters context. If the global filters were adjusted with those additions, then I can confirm that the site works properly at this time.

mapx- commented 10 months ago

@mjf17 it seems you are saying there is no issue at all

mjf17 commented 10 months ago

Yes, it looks like things are all good and still working. Thanks for all the help and all the responses.

liamengland1 commented 9 months ago

@stephenhawk8054 there are more news sites owned by the same company (Advance Media) affected by the above breakage issue. A few test links:

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/02/portland-news-station-airs-racist-image-during-share-a-photo-from-your-past-that-makes-you-smile-segment.html
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2024/02/a-royal-con-how-authorities-say-an-east-cleveland-man-pretended-to-be-a-prince-duped-city-leaders-and-stole-10-million.html
https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2024/02/arthur-hill-turns-to-boop-in-historic-win-over-saginaw-high.html
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2024/02/how-we-exposed-corruption-in-pennsylvanias-corrections-union-opinion.html
https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/02/songwriting-legend-81-suffering-from-dementia-says-family-seeking-conservatorship.html
https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2024/02/fairhope-residents-water-bills-may-see-an-increase-soon.html

Also, the scriptlet targeting v4ac1eiZr0 doesn't seem to be causing breakage anymore when testing, I only need the below filters to fix the issue.

@@||googletagmanager.com/gtm.js$script,3p,domain=oregonlive.com|cleveland.com|syracuse.com|nj.com|mlive.com|pennlive.com|masslive.com|silive.com|lehighvalleylive.com|al.com
@@||apps.sophi.io/latest/*.segments.min.js$script,3p,domain=oregonlive.com|cleveland.com|syracuse.com|nj.com|mlive.com|pennlive.com|masslive.com|silive.com|lehighvalleylive.com|al.com
@@/DG/DEFAULT/rest/rpc/*$script,1p,domain=oregonlive.com|cleveland.com|syracuse.com|nj.com|mlive.com|pennlive.com|masslive.com|silive.com|lehighvalleylive.com|al.com

There are already filters for syracuse.com (this issue) and nj.com in unbreak so those can be combined/de-duped

greentop commented 3 months ago

The issue is back with www.pennlive.com www.syracuse.com www.masslive.com all now detecting UBO upon loading their home pages.

uBlockOrigin / uAssets

syracuse.com: breakage #21771

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Description

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