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What are some uBlock Origin filters you're using to make the internet nicer to use? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Here are some of mine, see my cross-post's comments for more

Select and drag/drop text on Reddit while logged out (source)

www.reddit.com##+js(aeld, mousedown, isSelectionOutOfRange)
www.reddit.com##+js(aeld, mouseup, shouldShowButton)

Application spam on mobile (source)

! Reddit app ad
www.reddit.com##.XPromoPopupRpl
www.reddit.com##xpromo-new-app-selector
www.reddit.com##.bottom-bar, .XPromoBottomBar
www.reddit.com##.useApp,.TopNav__promoButton
www.reddit.com##body:style(pointer-events:auto!important;)

! uBO Annoyances has also this:
! https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/6826
reddit.com##.XPromoPopup
reddit.com##body.scroll-disabled:style(overflow: visible!important; position: static!important;)
reddit.com##.XPromoInFeed
amp.reddit.com##.AppSelectorModal__body
amp.reddit.com##.upsell_banner

www.reddit.com##xpromo-app-selector
www.reddit.com##body.scroll-is-blocked:style(overflow: visible!important; position: static!important;)
www.reddit.com##+js(aeld, touchmove)

www.reddit.com##.XPromoPopupRplNew

www.reddit.com##body[style*="pointer-events"]:style(pointer-events:auto!important;)
www.reddit.com##body[style*="overflow"]:style(overflow:auto!important;)

RPAN (source)

! Hide Reddit 'Top Broadcast Now' &amp; 'Top livestream'
reddit.com##a[href^="/rpan/"] > h3:has-text(/Top (livestream|broadcast)/):upward(7)

Downloading (source)

! Block downloading. Please report back if does not work or causes issues
||strapi.reddit.com^$xhr,domain=reddit.com

Fandom

Block the autoplay videos on Fandom.com sites.

fandom.com##^#article-featured-video-container

Bunch of other fandom annoyances: https://letsblock.it/filters/fandom-cleanup

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[-] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Mine are all super specific to sites I use and various elements of them I hate.

Just little things that I don't want to see. "Score" gets blocked on Reddit. Don't have a problem with the voting, but the numbers are just distracting to me.

For a similar example, I tend to go out of my way to create filters that block random visual ratings for media. Like when you search for a movie and get the IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes scores without having asked for them.

Not that I have a problem with ratings in general, it's that they're effectively opinions, and when I want to hear opinions on media, I'll go look for them. I really don't like looking up something about a show or movie I enjoy and see a giant visual indicator "HEY PEOPLE HATE THIS", or vise versa. Or you're just going to OpenSubtitles or a meta data site to get something and have to be reminded how the internet feels about this thing.

One odd stand out is Sonarr/Radarr. I can't create a filter for those search results, because they're not elements on the page apparently, and there's no setting to turn it off.

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