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by notriddle
Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:29 pm
Forum: Firefox Browser
Topic: Volunteer to be tracked with Mozilla Rally
Replies: 0
Views: 4939

Volunteer to be tracked with Mozilla Rally

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/take-control-over-your-data-with-rally-a-novel-privacy-first-data-sharing-platform/ [W]e’re launching the new Rally research initiative, a crowdsourced scientific effort we developed in collaboration with professor Jonathan Mayer’s research group at Princeton Univ...
by notriddle
Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:09 am
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: An Adblock script is slowing down Firefox
Replies: 3
Views: 3345

Re: An Adblock script is slowing down Firefox

I recommend switching to uBlock Origin instead. It's faster, so it's less likely to produce this kind of error message.
by notriddle
Thu May 28, 2020 7:01 pm
Forum: Report unblocked content
Topic: robinhood.com
Replies: 0
Views: 414

robinhood.com

Ad blocker extension name: uBlock Origin List subscriptions: uBO default set (I literally factory reset the extension) + Fanboy's Annoyance + uBlock Annoyances Type of unblocked content: EasyList Cookies Potential filter: robinhood.com##.css-83sj3c-banner-desktopBanner-Banner:has-text(/We use cookie...
by notriddle
Thu May 28, 2020 6:35 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Cheating at Google PageSpeed by putting everything in an iframe
Replies: 0
Views: 3551

Cheating at Google PageSpeed by putting everything in an iframe

What this is: The newest version of Google PageSpeed doesn't account for stuff in iframes. Presumably, they figure it's probably ads, and everyone blocks those anyway. Why it matters: PageSpeed is used to judge search results now, so anybody who wants to rank higher in Search will try to get as high...
by notriddle
Fri Nov 16, 2018 12:59 am
Forum: Report unblocked content
Topic: microsoft.com
Replies: 1
Views: 235

microsoft.com

The MDN sites, and others, show an advert for Microsoft Edge when you visit them with Firefox. It can be removed with:

Code: Select all

microsoft.com###epb
by notriddle
Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:57 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Google's plan to block some ads has ad-tech companies scrambling
Replies: 11
Views: 4196

Re: Google's plan to block some ads has ad-tech companies scrambling

If Google were blocking nothing but blaring sound, I'd still be happy with it. Ads that start talking out of nowhere should be punishable with being banned from the Internet.
by notriddle
Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:33 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome
Replies: 6
Views: 2479

Re: Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome

gotitbro wrote: Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:53 am Like the vibrating ads on mobiles. Why was that API even allowed? The only use I ever encountered was by the malicious ads.
I think it's mostly for games.
by notriddle
Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:05 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: What filter lists do you use and why?
Replies: 17
Views: 20774

Re: What filter lists do you use and why?

EasyList
AdBlockPlus's "allow nonintrusive advertising"
Adblock Warning Removal List
Fanboy's Social Blocking List
NoCoin Filter List