Uassets: [Anti-adblock] washingtonpost.com
URL(s) where the issue occurs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-takes-6-member-states-to-court-over-air-quality/2018/05/17/8582aea4-59f2-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.af82a1f5e561
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Anti-adblock
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jspenguin2017
All 35 comments
Eh... Are you sure that's going to last?
But alright, let's call it fixed for now...
jspenguin2017
on 18 May 2018
I am open for long lasting suggestions.
okiehsch
on 18 May 2018
Do you have good toolkits to deobfuscate it? Mine is falling short these days.
jspenguin2017
on 18 May 2018
No, which is why I added that fix 馃槈 .
okiehsch
on 18 May 2018
What is your main "objection" LaodIrmb or entMNbx or both?
okiehsch
on 18 May 2018
My toolkit can only get this far...
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Seems that navigator and _0x are good candidates.
jspenguin2017
on 18 May 2018
The code feels like https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator , I'm making a deobfuscator specifically targeted at it, but so far no luck, it's pretty difficult to fingerprint their template functions.
jspenguin2017
on 18 May 2018
How about
washingtonpost.com##script:inject(abort-current-inline-script.js, InstallTrigger, _0x)
?
okiehsch
on 18 May 2018
Yea, that looks better.
jspenguin2017
on 18 May 2018
I agree :).
okiehsch
on 18 May 2018
Doesn't quite work anymore, new rule: ||washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/pwapi/prod/*
jspenguin2017
on 24 May 2018
@jspenguin2017 that is no anti-adblock message, it is their "paywall", I get it every few articles even if I disable uBlock.
okiehsch
on 24 May 2018
@okiehsch I get exactly the first anti adb message in this thread
mapx-
on 24 May 2018
I do not get that message, I tried with Chrome and Firefox, the only way to reproduce is to disable the filter washingtonpost.com##script:inject(abort-current-inline-script.js, InstallTrigger, _0x)
The filter jspenguin proposed disables the "paywall" part, so I guess that is what he meant when he said "Doesn't quite work anymore".
okiehsch
on 24 May 2018
@mapx- washingtonpost.com##.adblocker-root fixes the adb-message on your end, do you get the "paywall" message of my screenshot if you click a number of different articles?
okiehsch
on 24 May 2018
Best solution: Just ignore washingtonpost.com _completely_, nothing of value is lost.
Sorry, I could not resist, please don't hate me.
Hrxn
on 24 May 2018
After few articles I get an overlay instead, if I hide it I see "subscribe to read the full article"
mapx-
on 24 May 2018
The question is ..should we block the paywall ?
mapx-
on 24 May 2018
Really? When I tested it, the "paywall" goes away if I disable my adblocker -- so it is not a paywall.
jspenguin2017
on 24 May 2018
It always goes away, even if you do not disable your adblocker, for a few articles then it comes back.
You can see in my screenshot that uBO is disabled.
okiehsch
on 24 May 2018
Is there a point to even ponder whether we should remove that overlay? On my side when I remove it I am left with a not very useful page: article is truncated and there is a "Subscribe to read the full article".
gorhill
on 24 May 2018
If I add
washingtonpost.com##script:inject(abort-on-property-read.js, WpPwapi1)
I never get that overlay and can read every article without any "Subscribe to read the full article" message.
okiehsch
on 25 May 2018
Well, either remove the "paywall" entirely or unbreak it entirely, removing just half of it is confusing.
jspenguin2017
on 25 May 2018
We are not removing half of it, it is broken because of EasyPrivacy, so adding
@@||washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/analytics/*.js$script,domain=subscribe.washingtonpost.com
to uBO-unbreak and
washingtonpost.com##script:inject(abort-on-property-read.js, WpPwapi1)
to uBO-annoyances if we decide to circumvent it.
okiehsch
on 25 May 2018
In my opinion it is a badly implemented "quasi" paywall, there is no difference if you use an adblocker or not on my end, so it should not be fixed in a default list, if at all.
okiehsch
on 25 May 2018
It's your call, I'm OK with either way, just make sure it's not confusing.
jspenguin2017
on 25 May 2018
either remove the "paywall" entirely or unbreak it entirely, removing just half of it is confusing.
has been fixed with https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/commit/7ff90332738717c3bd816fa8f9c6479a2681b6bb and for the rest, that's gorhills decision.
okiehsch
on 25 May 2018
A paywall-circumvention list is not part of uBO's stock lists, that would be the only place to put a filter which primary purpose is to cirumvent a paywall. Also, I think it's best to not have such list in uBO's stock lists.
gorhill
on 25 May 2018
Reportedly there is an issue with washingtonpost.com:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1466730
I can't reproduce on my side (using a US VPN), using default lists.
gorhill
on 5 Jun 2018
The issue https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1466730 is OS related.
Some script:inject filters do not work with MacOS, see https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/682 and https://github.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/issues/45#issuecomment-391129192 for example.
I can reproduce the bugzilla issue, if I add
washingtonpost.com#@#script:inject(abort-current-inline-script.js, InstallTrigger, _0x)
To get the antiadblock message I also have to add
washingtonpost.com#@#.adblocker-root
Example link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/03/the-united-nations-says-trump-is-making-life-harder-for-the-poor/
okiehsch
on 5 Jun 2018
Whats the latest filter to circumvent paywall(to be used as custom filter ) ? like this
ghajini
on 10 Jan 2020
mapx-
on 10 Jan 2020
low-tech solution, clear cookies or stop the page from loading as soon as you click on the link. That's what I do on my phone often.
llacb47
on 10 Jan 2020
clear cookies or stop the page from loading as soon as you click on the link.
Technically, you will have to do that after browsing every 3-4 links and that will turn into quite an annoyance if you're an active reader, that's why I didn't suggest that before.
uBlock-user
on 10 Jan 2020
You can also block cookies but that will break videos and I'm sure it will break other stuff.
llacb47
on 10 Jan 2020
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low-tech solution, clear cookies or stop the page from loading as soon as you click on the link. That's what I do on my phone often.