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Post by user44554 »

There is an overlay at the bottom left of Bloomberg.com that shows a high definition video stream of their television channel.

I'd like to block it, since it's using a lot of CPU, for something I'm not paying attention to.

I tried using the "Block Element" tool and blocked this:

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bloomberg.com##video[src="blob:http%3A//www.bloomberg.com/355eab3b-5f4c-4bd9-8b91-521ffce8b88c"]
But I checked Google Chrome's Task Manager and saw that my CPU was still being used at about the same percentage, so the video stream appears to be continuing to play in the backbground, despite my attempt at blocking it.

Any ideas?
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Post by intense »

try

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||cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/bloomberg/loader.js
||assets.bwbx.io/business/public/javascripts/critical-
||nav.bloomberg.com/*player
the first 2 filters are for the anti adblocking message
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Post by user44554 »

Thanks Intense, those filters worked well.

However, Bloomberg.com was still using 10% to 20% CPU, after the page had finished loading, even when I wasn't scrolling or interacting with the page at all.

So, in addition to the AdBlock Plus filters you suggested, I also used ScriptSafe for Google Chrome, to disable JavaScript for that tab. At that point, I was finally able to stop the CPU usage from the inactivate Bloomberg.com browser tab.
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Post by intense »

disable scriptsafe for bloomberg and add this filter, see if works for you too:

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|https://assets.bwbx.io/business/public/javascripts/application$script,domain=bloomberg.com
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Post by user44554 »

Wow, great work Intense

Not only did you block the Bloomberg Live TV player and reduce my CPU usage down to 1%. (which is only used for Google Chrome's garbage collection) You also managed to keep the page navigation JavaScript active, so I could browse the menus of the website. That's much more effective than ScriptSafe's method, which disabled all JavaScript.

Thanks for your assistance.
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Post by user84615 »

The Live TV player has reappeared. Can someone offer a way to block it with AdBlock Plus?
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Post by user84615 »

Example of article with Live TV overlay:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-29/amazon-said-to-plan-premium-alexa-speaker-with-large-screen
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Post by intense »

try

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||cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/bloomberg/loader.js
||assets.bwbx.io/business/public/javascripts/critical-
|https://assets.bwbx.io/business/public/javascripts/application$script,domain=bloomberg.com
blob:http://www.bloomberg.com
||cdn.gotraffic.net/projector/latest/bplayer.js
bloomberg.com##.video-player
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Post by user84615 »

Thanks, that got rid of the Live TV video and the increase in CPU usage for that website.

However, the box for the Live TV overlay is still there. Is it possible remove that too?
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Post by intense »

it's possible but I see no other box ..
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Post by intense »

add also

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bloomberg.com##BB-MINI-PLAYER
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Post by gotitbro »

Ad elements that get automatically hidden after sometime if no ad loads in them. It would be better if they are blocked from the filter itself.

Screen Capture: https://streamable.com/0ct0o
Error URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/1041347D:LN-captify-media-ltd

These elements should be hidden by:

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bloomberg.com##.partner_module
More info on the issue: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets ... -309293801

Other ad elements on the same page:
bloomberg.com##.broker_box_ad
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