Uassets: indiatimes.com

[gotitbro]

Getting the anti adb warning on http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ with the latest uBlock filters.

Error URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/University-to-grants-PhD-to-clueless-agriculture-minister-Prabhu-Lal-Saini/articleshow/54908176.cms

uBlock version 1.9.10

[gorhill]

No anti-blocker warning here, using default filter lists.

Investigate why this happens on your side.

[gotitbro]

Ah, it was the AdsBypasser script I was running in Tampermonkey. But I can't really tell what's causing the issue in the script, can you maybe help me with pinpointing the issue?

Thanks

[ghost]

Makes more sense if you report it to the devs: https://github.com/adsbypasser/adsbypasser

[gotitbro]

Makes more sense if you report it to the devs: https://github.com/adsbypasser/adsbypasser

But I can't really find what the issue is to report it.

[ghost]

The issue is that it causes the anti-adblock to be triggered, isn't it?

[gotitbro]

@okiehsch I am getting an anti adb warning on http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. This is probably due to the fact because of me using this filter: ||indiatimes.com^$generichide,important (Too many ad spaces without this). Can you help me with this?

Error URL:
http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/khichdis-global-moment/articleshow/61511280.cms

They use JS to detect whether ##div[id^="div-gpt-ad"] has been hidden. Could be this js that is embedded on the page: https://ctrlv.it/javascript/59237/4263530783

[gorhill]

Try:

indiatimes.com##div[id^="div-gpt-ad"]:style(max-height: 1px !important)

Edit: I mean after removing ||indiatimes.com^$generichide,important.

[gotitbro]

@gorhill Yes that works as well. the comments section seems to be broken as well it keeps on loading even with default filters and settings. Loads fine when uBO is disabled not sure what is causing that.

Error URL:
http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/khichdis-global-moment/articleshow/61511280.cms

[gorhill]

Comments show fine for me on pages where there are comments. Using default settings.

[gotitbro]

@gorhill Okay it was an issue on my side completely disabling uBO and re-enabling it fixed the above issue.

A bit off topic but it would be really nice to have a sort of "profile manager" in uBO. Returning to the default settings and back again is much time consuming and hectic also profiles would be nice to switch between full privacy mode (say I have all the social lists and privacy lists enabled in this one) and a normal adblocker mode.

Personally for me it would make it easier to switch between default mode and my own settings to see what is causing the issue.

[gotitbro]

@okiehsch The generichide exclusion still shows some ad spaces and elements. Any way to stop the adblock detection on this website while still using generichide (||indiatimes.com^$generichide,important).

Error URL:
http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/khichdis-global-moment/articleshow/61511280.cms

[okiehsch]

||ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/detector.cms$script,first-party,important

[gotitbro]

@okiehsch Thanks that works. Wonder why EasyList allows it, many EasyList filters for this domain are redundant now.

@ryanbr Please remove these filters from EasyList:

@@|http://$first-party,script,domain=indiatimes.com
@@||timesofindia.indiatimes.com^$first-party,image

[gotitbro]

@okiehsch The next article does not autoload when scrolling down on https://recipes.timesofindia.com. It loads fine when uBO is disabled.

Error URL: https://recipes.timesofindia.com/recipes/aloo-gobi/rs52603313.cms

_Note: Using uBO 1.14.20 on Chrome 62 with the default filters and settings._

[mapx-]

add
@@||recipes.timesofindia.com/*ads.cms$script

[gotitbro]

@mapx- That works thanks. Should/Would this be added to the filter list?

[mapx-]

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/commit/35e10bc32a9ab7e6ebadd1f24ac6404da4579bbf

[ghajini]

Note
=If you want me to file new issue for this please let me know
also use indian ip and each time clear cookie related to indiatimes.com

@mapx-

Breakage related to indiatimes.com affiliated sites
1.
a]
videos broken=

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/videos/sectionhomelist/sudhir-hanumant-pundekars-dream-of-building-a-sports-complex-gets-fighting-chance/videoshow/72055551.cms

b]
horoscope today video widget broken

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com

2.

a]
Live tv [timesnow/et now,mirror now,zoom] broken

https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/livetv.cms

b]
widget video broken here

https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/

screenshot=
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/68891969-f4d69f00-0747-11ea-8401-ab7d6071784a.png

c]
comments dock window doesn't load more comments

https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/bjp-leader-devendra-fadnavis-after-bjp-meeting-in-mumbai-on-maharashtra-govt-formation/articleshow/72060879.cms

screenshot=
i}ubo enabled=
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/68892258-8fcf7900-0748-11ea-8a2b-b3ba537d07ac.png

ii)ubo disabled=
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/68892283-a675d000-0748-11ea-88de-0b5c001fda20.png

3.
a]
horoscope today widget video
broken
https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com

screenshot=
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/68892401-ef2d8900-0748-11ea-8282-102ccbad619c.png

b]
videos broken here

https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/videos/sectionhomelist/horoscope-today-november-15-2019-here-are-the-astrological-predictions-for-your-zodiac-sign/videoshow/72061394.cms

4.

a]

lower right side widget video broken
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com

screenshot=
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/68892643-71b64880-0749-11ea-8ebb-01043e16f7fe.png

b]videos broken here

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/videos/sectionhomelist/bangalore-mirror-news-wrap-here-are-the-top-5-stories-of-14th-november-2019/videoshow/72055336.cms

screenshot=
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/68892668-82ff5500-0749-11ea-9c80-67e8e1fd7aee.png

5.

a]
lower right widget video broken

https://eisamay.indiatimes.com

b]
live tv broken

https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/livetv/16682993.cms

6]
video broken here & widget video also broken

https://tamil.samayam.com/news-video/news/tennessee-court-judge-held-the-baby-in-oath-function/videoshow/72058235.cms

[mapx-]

2 c => comments => I have no clue what to do to reproduce your issue

[ghajini]

2 c => comments => I have no clue what to do to reproduce your issue

Its fixed somehow (it's about comments at the end of article in language 'Marathi')...👍👍👍

[ghajini]

Link=

https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/aurangabad-marathwada-news/aurangabad/shiv-sena-leader-chandrakant-khaire-warns-arnab-goswami/articleshow/79191397.cms

Describe your issue=

Some ads notably Amazon promotions,Amazon app, empty ads placeholders, embedded ads etc

platform=

Firefox android nightly as well as stable
Ublock origin 1.30.6

Screenshot=

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/98955716-3b123a00-2525-11eb-8cbb-51f80a5f766f.jpg

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/98955762-4b2a1980-2525-11eb-8e36-91b3c43d11e8.jpg

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/98955806-59783580-2525-11eb-90d3-30ca7cc3cca4.jpg

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/98955860-6c8b0580-2525-11eb-95ab-e165f010d3e6.jpg

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/98955907-79a7f480-2525-11eb-8db6-c71c2b1480e7.jpg

Fix as per i see=

maharashtratimes.com##.float-amz.btn_openinapp
maharashtratimes.com##.ad1
maharashtratimes.com##.colombia
##[href^="https://trk.clmbtrck.in/click"]
maharashtratimes.com##[href^="https://maharashtratimes.com/pwafeeds/affiliate_amazon.cms"]
navbharattimes.indiatimes.com##[href^="https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/pwafeeds/affiliate_amazon.cms"]
indiatimes.com##[href^="https://indiatimes.com/pwafeeds/affiliate_amazon.cms"]
/pwafeeds/amazon_wdt_tas.cms

@ryanbr ,@Alex-302

[mapx-]

maybe

maharashtratimes.com##[class^="ad"]
maharashtratimes.com##.colombia
maharashtratimes.com##.pwa-deals
maharashtratimes.com##.banner
||navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/pwafeeds/$frame

[ghajini]

maybe

maharashtratimes.com##[class^="ad"]
maharashtratimes.com##.colombia
maharashtratimes.com##.pwa-deals
maharashtratimes.com##.banner
||navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/pwafeeds/$frame

It doesn't addresses some ads in Marathi language as per above screenshots

[ryanbr]

Easylist is an english list @ghajini

[ghajini]

There's no special list for these languages(over 100+) as per I know, filters get added in Easylist only

[ghajini]

whom to contact @gorhill i tried everything ,everyone to ping
even invested my time to investigate ads and suggest filters best of my knowledge

[mapx-]

added your filters

[ghajini]

thank you @mapx-
@ryanbr i do know easylist is english but there are lot of filters for indian websites in easylist
iam also aware of https://github.com/mediumkreation/IndianList/tree/master/IndianList that is recommended by abp /easylist(https://forums.lanik.us/viewforum.php?f=110) but that list literally funny which blocks youtube embeds and i find that inconclusive ,barely maintained ,content/filters are not robust,doesn't address major ad trackers on indian websites, why is even that recommended by abp guys?

[gorhill]

Well maybe we should kick-start a uBO list for Indian languages -- India is such a populous country surely eventually some people from India will volunteer to maintain that list? I fear that to keep burdening long time maintainers is just going to cause them to eventually to lose motivation -- we need more skilled volunteers, not more burden on existing volunteers.

[ghajini]

yes that's why i first pinged Alex-302 from adguard because adguard mobile adsfilter is default in ublock origin for firefox android

yes volunteer /group of volunteers who knows some languages of india(100+) (mainly hindi,english,marathi,gujrati,bengali,tamil,kannada,telugu etc) to add adfilters

[mapx-]

@ghajini do you know this list:
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/indianlist.txt

listed here:
https://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions

[ghajini]

yes i just mentioned it above https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/168#issuecomment-727220833
(https://github.com/mediumkreation/IndianList)
need to review that list but...their readme file just ask to adblock browser as compatible or abp
content is also not good as i see list

[mapx-]

ah, ok .. it's on github too

[Yuki2718]

FYI (if you're not aware of): the list author has opened some PR in EL. In my view, as well as the entries in the list, the filters look bit too specific which will result in future burden on maintenance.

[ghajini]

User setup=
firefox android or google chrome/firefox desktop

URL =

https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/coronavirus-night-curfew-in-mumbai-taxi-car-and-auto-rickshaws-are-allowed-to-operate/articleshow/79910358.cms

https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/world/britain/corona-second-new-strain-found-in-britain-within-1-week-more-deadly-than-the-first/articleshow/79927614.cms

Issue=

1.

Amazon recommended deals /ads again

Screenshot =

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/103063070-3639af00-45d6-11eb-893b-ac65e206e804.jpg

Suggested filter(1)=
So old filter /pwafeeds/amazon_wdt_tas.cms in ublock filters can be changed to /pwafeeds/amazon_wdt*.cms

2.

Some empty ads placeholders

Screenshots=

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/103063298-dabbf100-45d6-11eb-9816-16be1a5a4e03.png

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20338483/103063305-dd1e4b00-45d6-11eb-8079-df427450d659.png

Filter for this(2) either
maharashtratimes.com##.ads-open-close
navbharattimes.indiatimes.com##.ads-open-close