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99% of the time, unless there's something I'm convinced I can only get there and I really need it.
Report it on ublock origins github, gets fixed pretty quickly from my experience
I handle them by realising that whatever they have, it's not worth disabling the blocker for, so fuck them.
I get my Spanish Latin media 🏴☠️ from many sites like that.
Not always an option to just go elsewhere.
Unless you really trust that site, I wouldn't do it. Think "ppp" (prohibit porn- or piratesites), because those sites are the least trustworthy to load javascript.
Ublock > block element
Block third party scripts and third party frames.
Works wonders every time.
I go to element picker and then I just delete the thing.
If it doesn't fix the issue and let me scroll or whatever, then I just leave. If it works, then great.
I try and use the right click>inspect, and just delete stuff and see what happens
I avoid the site.
Yeah I literally just close the tab. Same if anything comes up with a paywall or login or weird capcha thing. Just like "ah fuck this" and move on lol.
With more adblock (filter lists).
Go to uBO's dashboard, disable scripts, reload. Or just set browser to Reader Mode. Somehow, works over 75% of the time.
The back button
If they deserve it (e.g. 404media) I'll drop it. Else it's abandoned.
This is the way.
If they're a shit website, I'm a lot more spiteful and put their content on the way back machine or post it publicly somewhere.
I close the tab.
Most the sites that have that 'feature' usually have a link that says " Continue without disabling adblock" but if I can't find that I use the next site in my search.
I use uMatrix (uBlock's big brother), so sites that do this generally lose first-party JS privileges real fast.
You close the tab, and block the domain completely
Many sites work best with NoScript because the anti AdBlock is done by JavaScript.
(Of course that doesn't always work, but when it does, great.)
If you’re using uBO, then you don’t need NoScript. uBO is a media blocker, not an ad blocker, so it is capable of blocking JavaScript per site or globally.
If I know the information isn't available anywhere else and I really need it, I use a temporary unrestricted browser profile.
Otherwise, Ctrl+w it is.
90% close it, bye 10% try archive.is if it doesn't work, bye
I usually switch to reader mode if uBlock Origin doesn't do the trick
I hit the X
Well, if it's not something I really want to see, I just close it. If I do want to see it, then:
- if I'm on my laptop, I open dev tools and remove the element blocking other interaction
- if I'm on my phone or the above doesn't work on laptop, I open an anonymous window, disable adblock, read/watch/whatever the content, enable adblock, close anonymous window
I do and same for other kinds of annoyances, like the recent trend of "pay us or give us consent to mine your data".
If it's something I really want and using crypt(dot)cc or whatever it is with the captcha like puzzles with the alien like creatures, I disable and make sure to re-enable when done. Otherwise I go away.
For other sites, if I cannot element destroy it and see the content, I'm outta there as fast as a deadbeat who just found out his girlfriend is pregnant.
Search for the headline on a search engine and read the article elsewhere. Usually these news sites just copy and paste the article and slap a different website name on it.
Surprised nobody's mentioned this: https://reek.github.io/anti-adblock-killer/
Usually, I’m on mobile, so either reader mode or Hide Distracting Items.
The rest of the time, I just find another source.
Big sites have caught onto this unfortunately, but sometimes switching to reader mode is a quick bypass. Putting the link in archive.is usually works, that's what I do if it's urgent local news (eg when my state is flooded or frozen or perhaps on fire)
https://12ft.io/ is faster than archive.is and doesn't actually archive the page. In cases where you just want to read it and don't want to waste server space on it, it's maybe a better option.
Haven’t seen anyone mention this, but a lot of the times if you’re quick you can just click reader mode and the whole page loads.
Block scripts, using whatever you want to use. I use Brave (queue criticism)
queue criticism
It's cue.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cue
a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action
That last line is your cue to exit the stage.
I assume you were requesting a critique on your comment.
I think they may be British, and want those who wish to criticize to for a queue
It's funny that without actually spotting the mistake I just read it as the op expecting multiple criticisms to and basically telling people bringing them to get in line.
I guess rethinking the browser metaphor could help.
Like who tells you that ads couldnt just be displayed on an invisible popup window? Or a second screen?
Those sites generally detect if you dont load certain content. So I guess cosmetic filtering (downloading but not displaying) could already help