What are some uBlock Origin filters you're using to make the internet nicer to use?

Otter@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 186 points –

Here are some of mine, see my cross-post's comments for more

::: spoiler Reddit

Select and drag/drop text on Reddit while logged out (source)

www.reddit.com##+js(aeld, mousedown, isSelectionOutOfRange)
www.reddit.com##+js(aeld, mouseup, shouldShowButton)

Application spam on mobile (source)

! Reddit app ad
www.reddit.com##.XPromoPopupRpl
www.reddit.com##xpromo-new-app-selector
www.reddit.com##.bottom-bar, .XPromoBottomBar
www.reddit.com##.useApp,.TopNav__promoButton
www.reddit.com##body:style(pointer-events:auto!important;)

! uBO Annoyances has also this:
! https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/6826
reddit.com##.XPromoPopup
reddit.com##body.scroll-disabled:style(overflow: visible!important; position: static!important;)
reddit.com##.XPromoInFeed
amp.reddit.com##.AppSelectorModal__body
amp.reddit.com##.upsell_banner

www.reddit.com##xpromo-app-selector
www.reddit.com##body.scroll-is-blocked:style(overflow: visible!important; position: static!important;)
www.reddit.com##+js(aeld, touchmove)

www.reddit.com##.XPromoPopupRplNew

www.reddit.com##body[style*="pointer-events"]:style(pointer-events:auto!important;)
www.reddit.com##body[style*="overflow"]:style(overflow:auto!important;)

RPAN (source)

! Hide Reddit 'Top Broadcast Now' & 'Top livestream'
reddit.com##a[href^="/rpan/"] > h3:has-text(/Top (livestream|broadcast)/):upward(7)

Downloading (source)

! Block downloading. Please report back if does not work or causes issues
||strapi.reddit.com^$xhr,domain=reddit.com

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::: spoiler Fandom

Block the autoplay videos on Fandom.com sites.

fandom.com##^#article-featured-video-container

Bunch of other fandom annoyances: https://letsblock.it/filters/fandom-cleanup

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I didn't know this was possible, god damn I would love it if there was an add-on specifically for stuff like this, which you could then toggle independently of adblocker.

Sinkit for Reddit does the job on iPhones. It isn’t Apollo, but it makes the web interface usable.

Does the old.reddit redirect work? I installed sinkit to try it out but it still loads the mobile interface even with redirect toggled on.

Edit: Nevermind, it worked after restarting. Thanks for the recommendation.

I used Redirector for old reddit. It allows me to redirect any URL to another based on wildcards or regex.

Here is the rule I use for it (save as a json file and import via the addon).

{
    "createdBy": "Redirector v3.5.3",
    "createdAt": "2023-12-10T21:12:34.219Z",
    "redirects": [
        {
            "description": "Old reddit",
            "exampleUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/b4vm0g/auto_login_a_pain/",
            "exampleResult": "https://old.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/b4vm0g/auto_login_a_pain/",
            "error": null,
            "includePattern": "https?:\\/\\/www.reddit.com\\/(.*)",
            "excludePattern": "",
            "patternDesc": "Redirect to old reddit",
            "redirectUrl": "https://old.reddit.com/$1",
            "patternType": "R",
            "processMatches": "noProcessing",
            "disabled": false,
            "grouped": false,
            "appliesTo": [
                "main_frame"
            ]
        }
    ]
}