Unblocked ads on msn

[terrorist96]

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URL(s) where the issue occurs

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/peter-w-smith-gop-operative-who-sought-clintons-emails-from-russian-hackers-committed-suicide-records-show/ar-BBEmFpX?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp

Describe the issue

Unblocked ads. Sponsored by NextAdvisor in the body of article (this one shuffles; reloading it shows celebrity health tips, etc.); adchoices on the right column; sponsored topics at the bottom.

Screenshot(s)

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Versions

• Browser/version: Chrome 59
• uBlock Origin version: 1.13.2

Settings

Default settings

[mapx-]

test these filters

||taboola.com^$important
msn.com##a[href*="taboola.com"]
msn.com###promotedlinksplaceholder
msn.com##.adchoicesjs
msn.com##[id^=_mN_dy_]
@@||msn.com/advertisement.ad.js$script

[terrorist96]

That blocks some but not all ads.

[okiehsch]

@terrorist96 this site uses Instart Logic, the only way to fix your issue right now is

1. Use uBO-Extra and manually add msn.com which can lead to site breakage, all discussed here: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/458#issuecomment-313473020
2. Use Firefox, which is not affected by Instart Logic.

[terrorist96]

@okiehsch Thanks for letting me know. Why is Firefox immune but Chrome is not? Is this a limitation of uBO? And is it something that could it be fixed in a future version? Or is this not being pursued (absent installing the Extra addon and potential site breakages)? Thank you.

[okiehsch]

Instart Logics code bails out if it detects that you use Firefox, so it has nothing to do with which adblocker you use. If you use Firefox no Instart Logic redirects, ads etc.

[terrorist96]

Ok thanks. I also want to thank you for being so responsive. It's a nice change of pace compared to the EasyList Github page where I have year old issues that still haven't been addressed or replied to. Glad I switched from ABP to uBO and don't have to rely solely on EasyList maintainers anymore.

[smed79]

@terrorist96 read more https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/227

[mapx-]

@terrorist96 , what if you add also @@/^((?!revsci.net|advertising.com|googlesyndication.com|adnxs.com|amazon-adsystem|2mdn.net|media.net|chartbeat.com|quantserve.com|indexww.com|taboola.com|krxd.net|nexac.com|imrworldwide.com|googletagmanager.com|scorecardresearch.com|google-analytics.com|openx.net).)*$/$script,image,other,domain=msn.com

[terrorist96]

@mapx- Thanks, but still see the ads with that filter too (combined with the first few filters you provided). :confused:

[Techman]

I'm seeing g00 and injected Taboola widgets in the site with uBlock Enabled

Last image is what happens when you hover over the first story in the first widget picture.

[gorhill]

It's because of all the exception filters in EasyList.

If you have the patience, you could craft a proper csp=-based filter to use the whitelist approach to defeat all the exception filters in EasyList. For example, this is a start:

||msn.com^$csp=default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' blob: data: akamaized.net *.akamaized.net *.akamaized.net live.com *.live.com s-msn.com *.s-msn.com

[okiehsch]

I think he sees g00 stuff because msn.com is not part of uBO-extra.

[Techman]

@gorhill I don't know what csp but I guess I'll look into that.

I do have uBlock Origin Extra installed. Maybe MSN.com needs to be added?

[gorhill]

New IL defuser approach, available in 2.35: https://github.com/gorhill/uBO-Extra/releases/tag/2.35.

I don't know msn.com enough to know whether this break anything or not. Would be nice if people can test. Keep in mind all the exception filters in EasyList.

[okiehsch]

I do not see any breakage on my end with videos, animations, login etc. and it "feels" much "smoother" than IL-defuser v3.

[Techman]

It definitely blocks the ads from showing up, but I still see the "AdChoices" button pop up next to where the ad would normally be. This is a low-priority issue to me as the actual ads are blocked, but I did want to point it out.

[gorhill]

I still see the "AdChoices"

That's probably because of all the exception filters, the 1st thing to take care of is defusing IL stuff without breaking any functionality on the site.

[okiehsch]

Site has been added to uBO-Extra and unnecessary script-exception filters have been fixed.

[ghajini]

@okiehsch @mapx- i see this sponsored links by msn , when i click on that it go to ads https://prnt.sc/jfso4l

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/at-kashmir-all-party-meeting-a-call-for-vajpayee-like-initiatives/ar-AAx0rnf?ocid=spartandhp

[mapx-]

firefox ? (version ?)

[ghajini]

google chrome Version 66.0.3359.139 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[okiehsch]

Using Chrome I can not reproduce.

[mapx-]

@ghajini , you installed ublock origin extra, right ?

[ghajini]

its inside nano defender i have decentraleyes , pureurl

[ghajini]

@gorhill, these ads comes back everytime,cosmetic filters are not enough.....

now i see ads from sponsored links from taboola though taboola is blocked as per logger https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/celebrity-deaths-that-shocked-india/ss-BBzXKsA?li=AA5a2m google chrome Version 67.0.3396.87 (Official Build) (64-bit) screenshot http://prntscr.com/jv8oxz

also microsoft edge 42.17134.1.0....

i felt this was intially edge problem as per @jspenguin2017 said https://github.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoDoc/blob/master/en/ProtectedPages.MD

but its also in chrome

[mapx-]

see if works

msn.com##.nativeadasideplaceholder
msn.com##.nativeadserversidecontentmodule

[ghajini]

works 1 query how despite having network blocking filter for taboola , ads are still shown?

[mapx-]

inline-scripts or directly: