ndtv.com{Ads}

[ghajini]

URL(s) where the issue occurs

1. https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/bollywood/total-dhamaal-box-office-collection-day-27-ajay-devgn-anil-kapoor-madhuri-dixit-blockbuster-record-2010671?pfrom=home-topstories

2. try news at these ndtv.com sports.ndtv.com gadgets.ndtv.com food.ndtv.com swirlster.ndtv.com

Describe the issue

1. what went wrong currently(with default settings) block of taboola.com hides some legit news stories at bottom of page

2 how the page should be there should be no hide of legit content provided by taboola....also there should be blockage of sponsored ads by taboola

3. what steps you have done in order to solve problem also in order to unbreak news content at bottom of page if i allow taboola.com it brings back sponsored ads as well alongwith unblocking news content

Screenshot(s)

1.

how the page looks with default settings https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/54755250-76882400-4bdd-11e9-9855-5736288dfc7f.jpg

2. You need to allow taboola in order to see news content at bottom of page but this invites sponsored.ads as well https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/54755360-b64f0b80-4bdd-11e9-81e0-629bfb65e672.png

Versions

• Browser/version: firefox android 66
• uBlock Origin version: 1.18.6

Settings

• uBO's default settings pls try indian ip if you can't reproduce....

  Notes

issue you can reproduce on mobile device only i.e. firefox android

@Alex-302 adguard browser extension for firefox android also suffers from this breakage @jspenguin2017 @okiehsch

[gwarser]

@mapx- with your exceptions, on html version ads are not hidden, looks like this: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5190#issuecomment-478221604

I'm not convinced these "Deepika"-like thumbnails are not ads, because they seems to link to random external domains and after click they redirect through the same tracker as ads.

[mapx-]

@gwarser did you enable AdGuard Mobile Ads filter too ?

Even in html version I get no such ads, weird

[gwarser]

Sorry - it's other way around, AMP ads are not hidden. It's because I also have "Ignore generic cosmetic filters" checked (mobile default).

[mapx-]

last filters (still not getting those ads)

@@||cdn.ampproject.org/*amp-ad$script,domain=ndtv.com
@@||cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/ndtv-ndtvmobile/loader.js$script,domain=ampproject.net
@@||cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/impl.$script,domain=ampproject.net
@@||trc.taboola.com/ndtv-ndtvmobile/$script,domain=ampproject.net
ndtv.com#@#amp-embed[type="taboola"]
ndtv.com##[id^="adslot"]
ndtv.com##div[style]:has-text(/advertisement/i)

[mapx-]

However, without them the page is broken

[gwarser]

These unhidden ads are from iframe from https://d-984640819716406753.ampproject.net/1903262220080/frame.html

[kulfoon]

This https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5190#issuecomment-478328943 fixed my issue https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5190#issuecomment-478326826

[gwarser]

Any of these hides them:

ampproject.net##.trc-content-sponsored
ampproject.net##.trc_rbox .syndicatedItem
ampproject.net##.trc_rbox_border_elm .syndicatedItem
ampproject.net##.trc_rbox_div .syndicatedItem

They are generics from EasyList.

[mapx-]

@ghajini , test again after updating your lists

[ghajini]

@gwarser with due respect, May I know which URL you get https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5190#issuecomment-478296564 I asked you this already previously so that I can understand your comment https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5190#issuecomment-478327909...... in better way

[gwarser]

Heh, sorry, this was random page and I cannot find it in history now.

These thumbnails now link to hop.live/video

[ghajini]

@mapx thanks..... @gwarser Yeah sometimes ad of deepika(actress here😅) may be there as well as might be content..... Im also at thought of requiring minimum exception filters, you may suggest filters or equivalent defuser

[mapx-]

yeah, we know Deepika (- Novak story) ;)

[ghajini]

Breakage-

Article content is hidden... URL- https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/watch-how-india-blasted-satellite-300-km-above-earth-with-mission-shakti-2019335?pfrom=home-topscroll

setup -

Firefox android browser 66

Ublock origin 1.18.16

Screenshots-

1. Ublock origin enabled

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/55687638-cd705600-595e-11e9-9134-090724e6485b.jpg

2. Ublock origin disabled-

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/55687663-11fbf180-595f-11e9-89ad-f097b2a37ed3.jpg

Notes- Breakage not on desktop browsers

[mapx-]

tested 3 user agent:

• 2 of them => even disabling uBo I get no content or only the video
• 1 => I get the whole article like for desktop

[ghajini]

User agent changer not useful, try https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/3482#issuecomment-433596075 if you can

[mapx-]

same result (and using indian ip via hola) => I get the whole article

[gwarser]

www.ndtv.com#@#div[style]:has-text(/advertisement/i)

[mapx-]

I can replace that filter by ndtv.com##:xpath(//div[contains(text(),"Advert")])

@gwarser , does it work for you ?

[gwarser]

Looks good.

[ghajini]

Yes that unblocked articles..... @gwarser since it looks like you are closer to android setup, any filter needed or deducted in order to have minimum exception filters for site

[gwarser]

What you mean?

[ghajini]

Firefox android Ublock origin 1.19.6

@mapx- Does something changed in filters....

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-film-and-theatre-personality-girish-karnad-dies-at-81-2050674?pfrom=home-topscroll

legit articles at bottom of page are inaccessible....

[mapx-]

scrolling and scrolling here ... no apparent issue, screenshot with what's missing on your side ?

[ghajini]

1. Go here https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-film-and-theatre-personality-girish-karnad-dies-at-81-2050674?pfrom=home-topscroll

2. Wait for bottom articles to fetch ..scroll below

3. Click on them(bottom articles)
4. Result =they don't load on my side,they are blocked by adguards mobile ads filter ||trc.taboola.com^ as per logger Also blocking window is not displayed by ublock origin 1.19.6 firefox android

[mapx-]

does this work for you ? @@||trc.taboola.com/ndtv*/log/*$domain=trc.taboola.com

[ghajini]

Perfect 👍

[ghost]

hello what about this for hide the promoted links:

ndtv.com##+js(aopr, _taboola)

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/features/age-of-empires-2-definitive-edition-release-date-download-cheats-gameplay-civilizations-steam-releas-2130894

[mapx-]

Those promoted links are self promo, pointing to the same site articles, right ?

you can add gadgets.ndtv.com##.trc_rbox_container

[ghajini]

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/wasnt-the-one-in-a-mask-aishe-ghosh-hits-back-at-delhi-police-claims-2162086?pfrom=home-topscroll

@mapx- Once again some filter from adguard mobile filters blocked articles at bottom of page

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/72173610-fc3fbf00-33fd-11ea-94f3-be159be7878f.jpg

On clicking on them page go blank like this https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/72173663-14afd980-33fe-11ea-880a-b0870a1b0b33.jpg

[ghajini]

This time @@||trc.taboola.com/ndtv-ndtvmobile/log/3/click$subdocument,domain=www.ndtv.com Unblock articles for me

[ghajini]

Promoted 3rd party (ads)

https://food.ndtv.com/health/morning-coffee-may-not-be-a-great-option-for-the-diabetics-experts-explain-why-2305986

Platform =

Firefox android stable ,ublock origin 1.30

screenshots=

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/95286700-aa8b6e80-0881-11eb-8ad0-155958cffb3f.jpg

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/95286736-c1ca5c00-0881-11eb-9dbf-28026a684007.jpg

[ghajini]

Amazon promotions ads

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/jio-5g-service-launch-india-rollout-second-half-2021-mukesh-ambani-2335646?pfrom=topstory

Firefox android, ubo stable

[mapx-]

test

gadgets.ndtv.com###header_ad_before_id
gadgets.ndtv.com##.__wdgt_rhs_kpc
gadgets.ndtv.com##._kpw_wrp_rhs_widget

[ghajini]

Missed

[mapx-]

what about (remove the filters above):

||hotdeals360.com^$3p

[ghajini]

what about (remove the filters above):

||hotdeals360.com^$3p

Correct ,work

[ghajini]

firefox android bottom articles are again hidden here

[mapx-]

link ?

[ghajini]

link=

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-bail-for-aryan-khan-today-arguments-to-continue-in-bombay-high-court-tomorrow-2588600#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll

[mapx-]

could you post a screenshot indicating those bottom articles ?

[ghajini]

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/138917038-8f7206ef-c7e0-45f3-abf1-948f9b7dd853.png

the one marked are legit and other named sponsored are ads

[mapx-]

test

ndtv.com#@##taboola-below-article-thumbnails
ndtv.com##.tbl-feed-card:has(.trc-content-sponsored)
@@||trc.taboola.com/ndtv*/trc/*/json$xhr,domain=ndtv.com

[ghajini]

do not work, i don't see stories loaded at end of original article

[mapx-]

see above, test again, missing to add a filter

[ghajini]

not working again...' same old story, someone blocks taboola (aka adguard mobile ads filters,ubo privacy etc)

allowing taboola works

[mapx-]

working fine on desktop

[ghajini]

you have real android,pls test

[mapx-]

well, for mobile add

@@||trc.taboola.com/ndtv-ndtvmobile/trc/$xhr,domain=ndtv.com

too

[mapx-]

modified the filters above, for desktop / mobile needing:

@@||trc.taboola.com/ndtv*/trc/*/json$xhr,domain=ndtv.com