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Facebook and its everchanging right side ads

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Toste Staver

01 Jan, 2014 11:21 AM

Hello!
I have had problems with Facebook for some time now. The ads on the right hand side are coming back every day basically with the exceptions of most of their pictures, som ads have a picture but most have just text and a blank space where the picture should be. To fix the problem I can go into setting for adBlock and take "update lists now" and when I reload Facebook everything is back to normal. But I would like them to never appear in the first place, having to go into settings everyday and update is a problem.
I have seen that some other people have the same problem and that they should report in using the adBlock report-tool. This, however, wont help since the first suggestion there is to update the lists and when that is done the ads are gone and I cant really report anything that isnt there anymore.
I have been trying to figure it out myself and found out that they change the pathing to their ads all the time which maybe makes it hard for adBlock to recognize?
Would be glad for some help here! :)

Happy new year!

  1. 1 Posted by merco lucio flo... on 01 Jan, 2014 11:53 AM

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    please return back or re installed my facebook in google crome

  2. 2 Posted by merco lucio flo... on 01 Jan, 2014 11:56 AM

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    please return back my facebook in google crome

  3. 3 Posted by Kieran on 01 Jan, 2014 01:37 PM

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    Hi!

    The reason that updating your filter lists fixes the ads (it can also be
    done from AdBlock Button > Options > Filter Lists), it that the Filter
    Lists, who make the lists of ads we must block, have already updated their
    filters. The lists should automatically update every few days.

  4. 4 Posted by Toste Staver on 01 Jan, 2014 02:51 PM

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    Yes I understand thats why it is working. My question or request is about if there is either a way to update my lists automatically every time I start the app or every day, or some way to block that part of the site even if there's a new ad-link.
    I did not know that the lists updated every few days, I have gone in there and it havnt updated for a couple of months sometimes. This was a while back though, before I had to update my lists manually every time I start the browser. Is there some setting for this that I have missed maybe? :)

  5. 5 Posted by Kieran on 01 Jan, 2014 03:01 PM

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    That seems strange - the lists have code in them which tells AdBlock how
    often to update. You shouldn't have to manually update them.

    The reason we can't include an option to check every day is because that
    would create a huge amount of traffic to the filter list websites.

  6. 6 Posted by Toste Staver on 01 Jan, 2014 03:18 PM

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    Okay. So Facebook have found a way to go around AdBlock?

    This is an example of the ads:

    Stuff you don't want or need!

    The _xxxx is where they change it all the time. I have blocked plenty of those but they just change it and it comes right back. Have you heard of this before?

  7. 7 Posted by Toste Staver on 01 Jan, 2014 03:20 PM

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    This is an example of the ads:
    .<.div class="_42ef"><.div class="_5vwj"><.div class="_5vwk">Stuff you don't want or need!<./div><./div><./div>

    (without the dots ofc but it wouldnt work otherwise :P)

  8. 8 Posted by Toste Staver on 14 Jan, 2014 09:36 PM

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    Any news? :o

  9. 9 Posted by Toste Staver on 05 Feb, 2014 02:13 PM

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    Maybe someone else knows a solution?

  10. 10 Posted by Toste Staver on 14 Feb, 2014 08:50 AM

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    Hello again.
    I just want to know if my AdBlock is defective or if Facebook have found a way around it. If you need me to try and find additional information about this, please let me know and I will do so.
    Thank you.

  11. 11 Posted by Kieran on 14 Feb, 2014 03:56 PM

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    Can you try updating your ad blocking filters at AdBlock button > "Options"
    > "Filter lists" > "update now" and let us know if this makes the ads
    disappear?

  12. 12 Posted by Toste Staver on 14 Feb, 2014 04:39 PM

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    Yes, it does make them disappear but only for a few hours, a day at most. That's why I initially asked if there were an auto-updated feature :)
    Anything else you need?

    Cheers
    Toste

  13. 13 Posted by Kieran on 18 Feb, 2014 06:08 PM

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    1. What filter lists are enabled at AdBlock Button > Options > Filter Lists?
    2. What is in the big textbox at AdBlock Button > Options > Customise?
    3. Uncheck all filter lists and restart your browser. Does the problem disappear?
      • If unchecking all filter lists fixes the problem, which one filter list must you check to cause the problem again after another restart?
    4. What version of AdBlock is installed? (Found in top-right of AdBlock Button > Options)
      7 What version of your browser is installed?
    5. Can you provide a screenshot of the page (blank out any private info (e.g. names, profile pics, statuses) of yourself or others!) with the ad clearly marked (if you can't, then don't worry)
  14. 14 Posted by Toste Staver on 18 Feb, 2014 09:45 PM

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    1. AdBlock-filter
      EasyList
      Swedish
      https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/fb_annoyances_full.txt

    2. allabolag.se##IMG[src="http://servedby.jumpdisplay.com/media/2011/05/ij3a2335.gif?rnd=774056"]
      allabolag.se##[src="http://servedby.jumpdisplay.com/media/2011/05/ij3a2335.gif?rnd=402674"]
      ||servedby.jumpdisplay.com$third-party
      @@|http://jobb.monster.se/jobb/Stockholms-l%C3%A4n_1?$document
      @@||jobb.monster.se/$document
      @@|http://www.paddsolutions.com/wpmag/nickelation/|$document
      @@|http://bingointernet.org/higher-taxes-for-offshore-gaming-operators/|$document
      @@||spelapokeronline.com/$document
      thepiratebay.se##IFRAME[id="adsfrm"][name="adsfrm"]
      thepiratebay.se##IMG[src="//static.thepiratebay.org/img/bar.gif"]
      leaguecraft.com##DIV[class="media"]
      www.facebook.com##[class="_5fxh"]
      www.facebook.com##[class="ego_column"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_et_1"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_jsonp_21_7"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_ps_jsonp_40_2_1"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_jsonp_47_6"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_jsonp_35_34"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_jsonp_31_2k"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_jsonp_25_2g"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_jsonp_27_2m"][class="ego_section"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[class="_5fxn"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[class="_5fxj"]
      www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u_1t_1"][class="ego_section"]
      
    3. The ads are gone right now so I will have to try next time they come back, probably tomorrow.

    4. Version 2.6.18

    5. See 3.

    As a note on 2., as you can see I have tried to block it a few times until I realized they changed it all the time and what I didnt wouldnt matter.

    Updated by crazyskeggy to make custom filters easier to read

  15. 15 Posted by Kieran on 19 Feb, 2014 11:12 AM

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    Can you try adding the following filters to your custom filter list: (at AdBlock button > Options > Customise > Edit)

    www.facebook.com##DIV[id="u*"]
    www.facebook.com##[class="_*"]
    www.facebook.com##DIV[class="ego_section"]
    www.facebook.com##[class="ego_column"]
    

    Make sure to remove all of your current Facebook filters as well.
    Does this work?

  16. 16 Posted by Toste Staver on 20 Feb, 2014 08:19 AM

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    Hello!
    It does seem like its working, believe it or not :)
    I won't get too excited before it has worked for a couple of days but your filter should be enough, logically, I agree.

    From earlier:
    3. It did not help. At least the filters blocked the pictures of the ads, but without it got worse.
    5. I did make a screenshot if you still want it.

    Thanks very much for your time and fantastic product. It makes Internet a much better place :)

    Many thanks
    Toste Staver

  17. 17 Posted by Toste Staver on 21 Feb, 2014 03:13 PM

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    So far it has worked.
    Thank you very much for the help, it made my internet better again :D

    Have a great weekend.

    Cheers
    Toste

  18. 18 Posted by Kieran on 21 Feb, 2014 03:43 PM

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    Great!

    Don't hesitate to contact us again if you have any other questions or
    problems!

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