ALL facebook.com issues: ALWAYS provide your Troubleshooting Information! #3367

GetGankNow · 2018-08-30T15:46:50Z

URL(s) where the issue occurs

Facebook.com

Describe the issue

The Facebook sponsored ads is appearing again, i have tried all the solutions but nothing works

Versions

Browser/version: [Chrome 68.0.3440.106]
uBlock Origin version: [1.16.18]

Settings

[Default]

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KiLL4FuNK · 2018-08-30T22:31:24Z

I see nothing Can it be adware?
you have to see what programs you installed any
check if you do not have some rare extensions

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T00:50:36Z

No i don't have any adware or some adware extensions, the ads are from Facebook ( sponsored )

mapx- · 2018-08-31T06:39:27Z

While on a page with ads, right click on page, save as ..., you'll get a folder + html page, zip them together, upload the zip on some free server. Post here the link.

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T15:33:29Z

Here the page with the sponsored ad: https://ufile.io/y827j

mapx- · 2018-08-31T20:44:38Z

@GetGankNow test this filter
facebook.com##.userContentWrapper :has([id^="feed_subtitle_"]:has-text(Sp))

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T21:14:15Z

@mapx- is blocking all post but allowing the comment section and reaction section.

mapx- · 2018-08-31T21:36:31Z

facebook.com###substream_1:has([id^="feed_subtitle_"]:has-text(Sp))

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T21:48:43Z

@mapx- works bro, thanks a lot.

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T22:03:31Z

Edit: some sponsored ads are appearing again.

mapx- · 2018-08-31T22:36:54Z

another example page ?

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T23:03:57Z

The page that i save include all ads, i don't know how to save the page without the ads of this: facebook.com###substream_1:has([id^="feed_subtitle_"]:has-text(Sp))

GetGankNow · 2018-08-31T23:24:51Z

facebook.zip
Here the page again.

mapx- · 2018-09-01T08:14:26Z

test

facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:has(a[href*="client_token"])
facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:has(a[href*="utm_campaign"])

GetGankNow · 2018-09-01T15:21:24Z

@mapx- this 3 rules works. Thanks for all!!

ghajini · 2018-09-09T11:16:19Z

ads 'sponsored'

mapx- · 2018-09-09T12:08:29Z

test
facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:has([id^=u_fetchstream_2_1]:has-text(SpSonSsoSredS))
or
facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:has([id^=u_fetchstream_2_1]:has-text(Sp))

ghajini · 2018-09-09T18:15:38Z

not working bro

mapx- · 2018-09-09T18:21:48Z

weird, working for me (exactly using your test-case)

Did you test the same case you uploaded ? or something new ? could be "they" are using different approaches

shuhaowu · 2018-09-10T00:29:18Z

Doesn't work for me either. I had to use something like this:

facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:has([id^=feed_subtitle_]:has-text(SpSonSsoSredS))

However, with this filter active, FB seems to be refreshing the posts in an infinite loop.

filbo · 2018-09-13T00:53:09Z

From about 3mo to about 2wk ago, it was possible to catch Sponsored posts with :has-text(SpSonSsoSredS). This appeared only in Sponsored posts, with the 'S' elements hidden by CSS. (I'm not sure about back then, but now, the hiding CSS uses 'font-size:0', not 'display:none'.)

About 2wk ago, they started putting that stuff into all(*) posts. In Sponsored posts they use CSS to hide the 'S' elements. In 'normal' posts they use CSS to hide all of this. :has-text() is not aware of CSS hiding. The CSS used for this hiding is cryptographically hashed; so far it has remained stable for me, but another user has completely different classes, so the simple selector I use in my own filter won't work for anyone else. So we have to get into runtime evaluation of CSS computed styles :(

[(*)Not really 'all', but all normal posts by users, and many Sponsored posts, although some emitted by other modules inside FB don't use this particular trickery.]

It seems like uBO :matches-css() [see: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-filters] might be able to handle this. Something like:

facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:if([id^=feed_subtitle_] span:has-text(^Sp$):matches-css(:not(display:none)))

-- which is COMPLETELY UNTESTED, just a pile of syntax smashed together by hand. Not sure if the nested uBO selectors are supported...

And all they need to do to break this is chop the word 'Sponsored' up differently; and it won't work for other UI languages. This is getting ugly.

kowith337 · 2018-09-13T03:27:45Z

Maybe need to view the deep of they DOM tag, e.g. looking in data-ajaxify, data-sigil, data-uri, data-ft, data-xt, ...

for example, I've found some part of sponsored URLs have is_sponsored=1 parameter, sometime it's boxed the parameter like [is_sponsored]=1

wtchangdm · 2018-09-13T08:14:07Z

Hi, I saw the comment in filters so I'd like report here:
I am not sure if is region-related, but the following rule is killing my timeline (using https://www.facebook.com/?sk=h_chr). All of the posts are hidden now.

facebook.com##[id^=hyperfeed_story_id_]:has([id^=feed_subtitle_]:has-text(SpSonSsoSredS))

Thanks.

TheGrave · 2025-01-27T03:28:44Z

Firefox 134.02 on Android 13 - last week or so clicking any button that should render a context menu (e.g. share or view profile) on m.facebook.com is not working. Whitelisting the site fixes it.

Yuki2718 · 2025-01-29T03:43:35Z

Firefox 134.02 on Android 13 - last week or so clicking any button that should render a context menu (e.g. share or view profile) on m.facebook.com is not working. Whitelisting the site fixes it.

Unable to reproduce

TheGrave · 2025-01-29T07:32:56Z

Firefox 134.02 on Android 13 - last week or so clicking any button that should render a context menu (e.g. share or view profile) on m.facebook.com is not working. Whitelisting the site fixes it.

Unable to reproduce

I can do a screen recording but not sure if this would be any help.

Yuki2718 · 2025-01-29T11:16:21Z

I can do a screen recording but not sure if this would be any help.

Probably not, first try to reset uBO settings (after backing it up if you need).

TheGrave · 2025-02-01T05:33:18Z

I can do a screen recording but not sure if this would be any help.

Probably not, first try to reset uBO settings (after backing it up if you need).

I nailed it - issue comes from the setting "Pass and enforce cosmetic filters". Something got updated in these filters the last few weeks which started breaking FB.

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-01T05:48:50Z

"Enforce cosmetic filters" is needed to hide ads and placeholders in the websites. Turning it off will display those in all other websites.

There's no recent commits related to facebook. Facebook is the one updating the code that breaks the filters.

AloXado320 · 2025-02-08T04:45:23Z

Ads right bar doesn't get blocked

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-08T05:01:19Z

Please always share "Troubleshooting Information" when reporting.

AloXado320 · 2025-02-08T05:07:38Z

Ah, sorry, here's the information

uBlock Origin: 1.62.0
Chromium: 126
filterset (summary):
 network: 142924
 cosmetic: 48545
 scriptlet: 23775
 html: 0
listset (total-discarded, last-updated):
 default:
  user-filters: 1-0, never
  easylist: 71468-479, 1h.26m Δ
  easyprivacy: 53323-635, 1h.26m Δ
  plowe-0: 3544-0, 1d.3h.14m
  spa-0: 3726-4, 23h.45m
  spa-1: 6261-186, 3d.22h.38m
  ublock-badware: 12232-6, 1h.26m Δ
  ublock-filters: 39936-327, 20m
  ublock-privacy: 1981-33, 1h.26m Δ
  ublock-quick-fixes: 197-0, 1h.26m Δ
  ublock-unbreak: 2552-23, 1h.26m Δ
  urlhaus-1: 21860-0, 23h.45m
filterset (user): [array of 1 redacted]
trustedset:
 added: [array of 175 redacted]
switchRuleset:
 added: [array of 1 redacted]
userSettings: [none]
hiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats:
 allReadyAfter: 1244 ms (selfie)
 maxAssetCacheWait: 324 ms
 cacheBackend: indexedDB
popupPanel:
 blocked: 1
 network:
  facebook.com: 1
 extended:
  ##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.res…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-node-text, script, '/null,"category_sensit…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, '/null,"category_sensitive"[…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /\{"node":\{"role":"SEARCH_A…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /\{"node":\{"__typename":"Ma…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /\{"node":\{"__typename":"Vi…
  ##+js(json-prune-xhr-response, data.viewer.instream_video_ads da…

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-08T05:09:36Z

Which country are you when accessing the site?

Also test again in a new browser profile with only uBO and its default settings.

AloXado320 · 2025-02-08T05:17:13Z

I'm from Peru.

Also test again in a new browser profile with only uBO and its default settings.

Issue still persist

New profile:

Config:

uBlock Origin: 1.62.0
Chromium: 126
filterset (summary):
 network: 143215
 cosmetic: 48603
 scriptlet: 23773
 html: 0
listset (total-discarded, last-updated):
 default:
  user-filters: 0-0, never
  ublock-filters: 39933-327, now
  ublock-badware: 12231-6, now
  ublock-privacy: 1981-33, now
  ublock-unbreak: 2552-0, now
  ublock-quick-fixes: 204-0, now
  easylist: 71468-479, now
  easyprivacy: 53322-653, now
  urlhaus-1: 22160-5, now
  plowe-0: 3538-0, 1m
  spa-0: 3726-5, 1m
  spa-1: 6319-191, 1m
filterset (user): [empty]
userSettings: [none]
hiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats:
 allReadyAfter: 3116 ms
 maxAssetCacheWait: 27 ms
 cacheBackend: indexedDB
popupPanel:
 blocked: 1
 network:
  facebook.com: 1
 extended:
  ##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.res…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-node-text, script, '/null,"category_sensit…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, '/null,"category_sensitive"[…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /\{"node":\{"role":"SEARCH_A…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /\{"node":\{"__typename":"Ma…
  ##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /\{"node":\{"__typename":"Vi…
  ##+js(json-prune-xhr-response, data.viewer.instream_video_ads da…

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-08T07:17:06Z

Ok, I can reproduce when setting language to Spanish.

@Yuki2718 The relevant filter at that section is ##a[aria-label="Advertiser"], however in Spanish it's ##a[aria-label="Anunciante"]. Should it be added to EL? Not sure if we can address all languages?

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-08T07:23:31Z

@AloXado320 Can you test this filter:

facebook.com##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.result.data, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.result.data.viewer.sideFeed.nodes.0.ads)

Click on uBO icon > ⚙ Dashboard button > Add the filter(s) in "My filters" pane > ✓ Apply changes > Open new tab and test again.

AloXado320 · 2025-02-08T17:08:19Z

Hi, I didn't get to apply the filter, though it seems like the ads are gone, anyway, thanks.

vikingnope · 2025-02-09T10:12:39Z

What I am getting is just this:

@AloXado320 Can you test this filter:

facebook.com##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.result.data, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.result.data.viewer.sideFeed.nodes.0.ads)

Click on uBO icon > ⚙ Dashboard button > Add the filter(s) in "My filters" pane > ✓ Apply changes > Open new tab and test again.

But after applying your script, the sponsored text is gone but also the Birthday section too.

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-10T02:13:55Z

@vikingnope I don't have "Birthdays" part so I can't test. Can you test this one instead?

facebook.com##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.result.data.viewer.sideFeed.nodes.0.ads)

vikingnope · 2025-02-10T09:51:37Z

I cannot get the sponsored text to show up again, seems to have been removed in some way. After doing some checks I know that the below filter seems to be removing it:

@vikingnope I don't have "Birthdays" part so I can't test. Can you test this one instead?

facebook.com##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.result.data.viewer.sideFeed.nodes.0.ads)

But I tried this too with the above filter turned off just in case and it worked as intended, the Sponsored text got removed, and the Birthdays stayed there.

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-10T09:55:09Z

Thanks for your testing.

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-10T15:24:42Z

Please share troubleshooting information.

Macr237 · 2025-02-15T02:12:36Z

I only get one or two posts and FB refuses to load anything after that. You can see it trying to load as posts flash momentarily, but that is as far as it gets.

uBlock Origin: 1.62.0
Chromium: 133
filterset (summary):
network: 140194
cosmetic: 41455
scriptlet: 23580
html: 0
listset (total-discarded, last-updated):
default:
user-filters: 0-0, never
ublock-filters: 40073-127, 1h.13m Δ
ublock-badware: 11909-6, 1h.13m Δ
ublock-privacy: 2244-33, 1h.13m Δ
ublock-unbreak: 2557-1, 1h.13m Δ
ublock-quick-fixes: 212-0, 1h.13m Δ
easylist: 71219-606, 1h.13m Δ
easyprivacy: 53333-656, 1h.13m Δ
urlhaus-1: 21780-0, now
plowe-0: 3471-0, now
filterset (user): [empty]
userSettings: [none]
hiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats:
allReadyAfter: 1220 ms (selfie)
maxAssetCacheWait: 80 ms
cacheBackend: indexedDB
popupPanel:
blocked: 1
network:
facebook.com: 1
extended:
##div[role="complementary"] div:not([class]):not([id]) > span:no…
##:matches-path(/^/(?[a-z]+=\w+)?$/) div[aria-posinset] :is(h3…
##+js(json-prune, require.0.3.0.__bbox.require.[].3.1.__bbox.res…
##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /{"node":{"role":"SEARCH_A…
##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /{"node":{"__typename":"Ma…
##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, /{"node":{"__typename":"Vi…
##+js(json-prune-xhr-response, data.viewer.instream_video_ads da…
##+js(trusted-replace-node-text, script, '/null,"category_sensit…
##+js(trusted-replace-xhr-response, '/null,"category_sensitive"[…

Yuki2718 · 2025-02-15T08:51:15Z

@Macr237 Can you add

facebook.com#@#:matches-path(/^\/(\?[a-z]+=\w+)?$/) div[aria-posinset] :is(h3, h4) span > a[href]:not([href^="/groups/"]):not([href*="section_header_type"]):matches-attr(href="/__cft__\[0\]=[-\w]{290,}/"):upward(div[aria-posinset]):style(height: 0 !important; overflow: hidden !important;)

to My filters, refresh the page, and see if your issue is fixed? If fixed, remove the added rule and see if the issue recurs.

Macr237 · 2025-02-15T09:16:15Z

@Yuki2718

facebook.com#@#:matches-path(/^/(?[a-z]+=\w+)?$/) div[aria-posinset] :is(h3, h4) span > a[href]:not([href^="/groups/"]):not([href*="section_header_type"]):matches-attr(href="/cft[0]=[-\w]{290,}/"):upward(div[aria-posinset]):style(height: 0 !important; overflow: hidden !important;)

Unfortunately, this has not fixed the issue.

Macr

stephenhawk8054 · 2025-02-15T09:20:20Z

Test again in a new browser profile with only uBO and its default settings.

serial02 · 2025-02-16T13:16:04Z

Hey guys

I have 3 Facebook profiles, but this only appears this pop-up. I managed to block it manually, but if they can include it in the good I am grateful. Following Image:

Yuki2718 · 2025-02-16T13:18:32Z

@serial02 I haven't seen that popup. What is it saying in English?

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