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MSN.com - Blocked elements #539

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THEtomaso opened this issue Mar 15, 2018 · 22 comments
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MSN.com - Blocked elements #539

THEtomaso opened this issue Mar 15, 2018 · 22 comments

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@THEtomaso
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THEtomaso commented Mar 15, 2018

List the website(s) you're having issues:

MSN.com

Example:

https://www.msn.com/nb-no/underholdning/

What happens?:

Some elements are blocked

Screenshot:

msn

Problem filter:

Dan Pollock's hosts file

Problem rule:

m.adnxs.com

Possible fix:

@@m.adnxs.com$domain=msn.com

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  • OS/version: Windows 8.1 Pro (x64)
  • Browser/version: Pale Moon v27.8.1 (x64)
  • Adblock Extension/version: uBlock Origin v1.15.10
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welcome bot commented Mar 15, 2018

Hello! Thank you for opening your first issue in this repo. It’s people like you who make these host files better!

@StevenBlack
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Thanks @THEtomaso, that's a perfect issue report, right there.

@StevenBlack
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@tyzbit I can't get to msn.com at all.

For me personally, that's not a problem, I could live with that 😈 but for some folks...

From my location (Central Canada) it wants to carom off a-0003.a-msedge.net which is in data/tyzbit/hosts.

I'm going to revert back to the old source, and regen.

Sorry @THEtomaso, stand by.

@dnmTX
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dnmTX commented Mar 15, 2018

@StevenBlack i just tried to reproduce it and everything looks good on my end.Looks like this is a uBlock specific rule and nothing to do with your lists.I can also open msn.com with no problems.
msn underholdning - kjendis tv-guide sladder film tv video

@StevenBlack
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StevenBlack commented Mar 15, 2018

@dnmTX it's mos def the hosts file. I get unable to load on multiple machines, multiple browsers on each.

@StevenBlack
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StevenBlack commented Mar 15, 2018

@THEtomaso fixed in Release 1..3.2, on master branch now. Sorry for the hassle.

@dnmTX
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dnmTX commented Mar 15, 2018

@StevenBlack well if you planing to revert back to the old @tyzbit's list i'd say don't(i thing we all agreed that need it improvements and the way it was it's useless).This way i can load the new list as a addition to yours without worrying about duplicates.You can also link the new @tyzbit's list in your repo for whoever want's it .

@THEtomaso
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everything looks good on my end

The MSN site changes continously.
At the moment, you should be able to reproduce the issue here:
https://www.msn.com/nb-no/helse/

@dnmTX
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dnmTX commented Mar 15, 2018

@THEtomaso still ok
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@StevenBlack
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@THEtomaso just checking here... you understand that "blocking elements" is the whole point of the this hosts file. Elements coming from ad servers are explicitly blocked.

We have a new release just now because I couldn't get to msn.com at all with the hosts file from Release 1.3.1.

@THEtomaso
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still ok

LOL!
The site changes faster than I can post!! :)
For me, the issue takes hold at the link that I provided in the first post again now.
If you aren't able to reproduce, try browsing through some of the other sub categories.
Examples:

https://www.msn.com/nb-no/livsstil/
https://www.msn.com/nb-no/matogdrikke/
https://www.msn.com/nb-no/nyheter/

@THEtomaso
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THEtomaso commented Mar 15, 2018

OK, here's how to properly reproduce!
Instead of directly opening the subpages that I posted links to before, go to the main page, then click on the navigation bar button shown in this screenshot:

msn2

@dnmTX
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dnmTX commented Mar 15, 2018

@THEtomaso ok i see what you mean.Now the question is did you try after @StevenBlack updated the hosts file(like probably 10 min ago)? Another thing is that i'm almost positive that the blocked element is just another add and nothing important.

@THEtomaso
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When updating the filter from uBlock Origin, I still get this version:

Last updated: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 at 09:11:53 GMT

All of the blocked elements seems to be ordinary MSN articles, but it looks like they're kept in a container which also may be used for ads.
After adding my proposed fix, the ads themselves are still efficiently blocked by other rules though.

@dnmTX
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dnmTX commented Mar 16, 2018

adnxs.com domain is present at @StevenBlack' lists on many occasions and he didn't remove them.They are there for a reason so updating you filter won't solve your problem.The best thing to do is to make custom rule as you suggested in your first post also advise users in the uBlock forum to do the same as a workaround.

@THEtomaso
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adnxs.com domain is present at @StevenBlack' lists on many occasions

I've updated my first post, narrowing it down a bit.

@StevenBlack
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To clarify, adnxs.com is blocked via

  • mvps.org
  • someonewhocares.org
  • yoyo.org

I'm going to state, flat out, if you want adnxs.com delivered to your browser, then this hosts file is definitely not for you.

Can I close this issue? I plan no further action on this.

@THEtomaso
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No problem.
Thanks for your time.

@tyzbit
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tyzbit commented Mar 16, 2018

For what it's worth, maybe it could be removed from my list in the name of narrowing its scope? Especially considering it's in the other ones.

@dnmTX
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dnmTX commented Mar 16, 2018

@StevenBlack very much agreed on the "closing" part

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dnmTX commented Mar 16, 2018

@tyzbit no need, it's a tracking domain for sure

@StevenBlack
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Thanks, folks. Closing.

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