nytimes.com

[CheshireNeko]

This is a continuation of topic 44727.

As usual, it's a tracking pixel at a random article at NY Times. This was found at https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/technology/once-celebrated-in-russia-programmer-pavel-durov-chooses-exile.html (random-looking strings of uppercase, lowercase, digits and hyphens replaced by X's):

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https://a-reporting.nytimes.com/report.jpg?mobile=false&block=true&aid=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&pvid=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&et=false

[laaip]

I noticed the cookie banner on the New York Times site, since removing it breaks some videos

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/style/robot-furniture-beep-beep-boop.html

was linked. For me the linked video works fine, even without accepting cookies. Can anyone else confirm?

[albatross4]

On

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https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/magazine/who-would-kill-a-monk-seal.html

there are social media links in the share bar:



Which can be blocked with:

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nytimes.com##.fb-share-item
nytimes.com##.wa-share-item
nytimes.com##.twitter-share-item
nytimes.com##.email-share-item
nytimes.com##.more-share-item

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There is also an inline newsletter ad:



Which can be blocked with:

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nytimes.com###NYT_MAIN_CONTENT_2_REGION

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And there is a subscription ad at the bottom of the article:



Which can be blocked with:

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nytimes.com###story > div:has(:scope > button:has-text(Subscribe now))

[albatross4]

Also, on

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/briefing/coronavirus-delta-mysteries.html

there's a different inline newsletter ad:



Which can be blocked with:

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nytimes.com###NYT_ABOVE_MAIN_CONTENT_REGION

[carpenter]

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/opinion/poughkeepsie-watering-holes-hudson-valley.html

this one's a bit weird. it looks like there's some javascript that loads in after the article content is fully loaded, which opens up the screenshotted blocking popup, and also disables scrolling. just blocking the popup alone does not make the article readable. i'm not sure what else needs to be blocked to stop it from loading the page-blocking script.

[fanboy]

Adding ||meter-svc.nytimes.com^ into your personal filters will counter the paywall. We won't add to EL though.

[fgqrpjoaewMKL]

Could you add whatsapp icon to the list on Fanboy Annoyance or Fanboy Social List?

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https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/icon-whatsapp-17x17-000-eb3ac0d36c11bd5a497046cb82515de2.svg

[deangarey]

This is not an advertisement –– just an annoyance. As I understand, in addition to advertisements, ad blockers can also be used to block annoyances. If you prefer, then I can move this topic to a different sub-forum.

At the top of each guide on Wirecutter, I see a search box with an animation. The text in the animation changes, "Show me the research on...", "How can we help?" "Help me decide on..." etc. This animation distracts me from reading the guides. How can I disable this animation?

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https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter

[intense]

add

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nytimes.com###search-input-primary_nav

[deangarey]

@intense Thank you for writing this filter for nytimes.com. If you don't mind, can I please raise two issues?

1) I expected this filter to remove the animated text, but it removed the search box entirely –– this makes searching difficult.
2) When I scroll down, the animated text in the search box reappears. So this filter only removes the animated text when scrolled to the top.

[intense]

remove the filter above, add & test this 1 (you have to use uBlock Origin adblocker, remove any other adblocker):

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nytimes.com##*:style(animation: none !important;)

[deangarey]

@intense Wow, this worked! Thank you for your help.