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Twitter: "I just noticed ublock today is not blocking gmail ads" #223
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[Request log removed just in case -- I will keep a copy locally in case I need it]
Quick question: did you restart uBlock after the Google Mail page was already opened?
restart ublock and then reload gmail
If you know how to bring up the dev console, is there anything at the dev console of the Google Mail page that suggest en exception from contentscript-end.js occurred on the page?
I forgot to ask: What browser version?
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CACHE_MISS
Assuming you didn't force-reload the GMail web page after the ads started to show up, can you cut&paste the full console output at uKOeoIfHQDp8@gmail.com? (a GMail account i use for testing purpose)
Ok I don't see any error from uBlock in the page console.
However I see nothing blocked. Looking at the log you sent earlier, these are all allowed requests and as far as I can see, none of these allowed requests are the result of an exception filter.
So it come to this: it appears uBlock is not running, or it is running but there are zero filters in effects.
Can you tell me the number of filters in effect (go to dashboard, "3rd-party filters" tab: how many net and cosmetic filters in effect?
Again:
- Browser version?
And, are you using Google Mail in incognito mode? If so, is uBlock enabled for incognito mode?
easylist and filtros nautostropicos
The number of filters in effect:
18,646 network filters ＋ 34,465 cosmetic filters from:
So:
- Browser version?
- What other extensions is running?
Looks like I will have to wait this occur on my side -- though I don't really receive emails to that account. I can't see ads. Where does it appear? In an email or somewhere else?
Just for the record, my google apps account is not showing ads. I suspect gmail changed code.
I suspect gmail changed code.
If so, I would also have the problem. They are properly hidden here. If I disable uBlock, I see ads to the right of the email you sent me. I enable uBlock, they disappear if I force-refresh the page.
Gmail does not update all users at the same time. Why would work in a gapps account and doesn't in a standard account?
Ok sorry, I don't know what's Google Apps vs. Standard. I am currently using the web page at mail.google.com to browse the GMail account. There is another place to handle GMail?
both url are the same, source code must be different
Ok I guess you meant this: http://setup.googleapps.com/apps/gmail.
I wasn't aware there was such a service from Google. But it does say:
Paid Gmail features include: [...], zero ads, [...].
So that would be because you pay for the service, not because of the blocker. So I am not sure what to think at this point: they changed the site style/layout, or there is a bug in uBlock. Easiest to find out is to test with ABP + same filter lists.
abp works fine
Thanks for the feedback. Not sure how to proceed from here to investigate further. I looked and Google Apps is no longer offered for free.
It's quite baffling that the same code:
- Works for you on Google Apps Gmail
- Works for me on standard Gmail
- Does not wok for you on standard Gmail
Re. "Gmail Checker", is it the one from Google or another one?
jason´s
keep in mind that google does not release the same code for all users and google apps is usually an older version
Working here as well. Have you tried restarting your PC?
Something I am curious, is the CSS rules injected by uBlock on the problematic web page (where ads appear).
Entering...
document.querySelector('style[id^="ublock"]').textContent;
... at the dev console should normally output something like ...
#ad,
#tadsc,
.GC3LC41DERB + div[style="position: relative; height: 170px;"],
.GGQPGYLCD5,
.GGQPGYLCMCB,
.GISRH3UDHB,
.nH.MC,
div[style^="height: 16px; font: bold 12px/16px"],
#rhs_block,
#subscribe-area,
#wmxmsg,
#\:rr .nH[role="main"] .mq:first-child,
#\:rr > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .aKB,
#\:rr > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .nH > .nH > .AT[style],
#\:rr > .nH > div[role="main"] > .mq:last-child,
.aeF .nH[role="main"] > .mq:last-child,
.aeF > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .aKB,
.aeF > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .afn:first-child + .mq,
.aeF > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .mq:first-child,
.aeF > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .nH > .nH > .AT[style],
.aeF > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > .nH > .nH > .nH > .mq:last-child,
.aeF > .nH > .nH[role="main"] > div + .mq,
.nH.PS,
.nH.adC > .nH > .nH > .u5 > .azN,
.oM,
.rh > #ra,
.u4,
.u9,
.xz,
.z0DeRc,
[href^="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/"],
.mq,
.vb,
.Zs,
[class="AT"],
[class="u5"]
{display:none !important;}
And entering...
document.querySelector('style[class^="ublock"]').textContent;
... at the dev console should normally output something like
[href^="http://www.google.com/aclk?"]
{display:none !important;}
Given how uBlock works, the result could be inversed, but overall, this is all the CSS rules injected by uBlock when I open an email in Gmail. I am curious at what CSS rules are present in the pages where ads appear.
Of interest there is also the CSS exception rules:
document.querySelector('[data-ublock-exceptions]').getAttribute('data-ublock-exceptions');
Should look like:
[".c[style=\"margin: 0pt;\"]",".ts[style=\"margin:0 0 12px;height:92px;width:100%\"]","[style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(0, 90, 136);\"]","[style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(145, 117, 77);\"]","[style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(241, 250, 248);\"]","[style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(51, 102, 153);\"]","[style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(51, 102, 204);\"]","[href^=\"http://www.liutilities.com/\"]"]
I forgot to ask also... What version of uBlock? There were bugs resolved not that long ago which could lead to CSS rules not being properly injected (for example, see https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/0.5.5.1).
0.6.0.0
I've got an idea this morning... You said ads are properly hidden when using Google Apps, but not when using standard web interface?
What is the URL in the address bar appearing in each version, the one with ads and the one without ads?
The idea is that I suspect maybe something changed in the pattern matching in Chrome 39 (you said you are using the dev version?) which causes uBlock's content scripts to not be injected in the page. uBlock explicitly declare that its content scripts must be injected only in web pages which URL address matches http://*/* or https://*/*.
Just by the way: You can combine http and https to " * " (which is *://*/*), but it isn't worth it (as it disables the extension as permissions change)
I know... But I don't want the extension to have permissions it doesn't need, i.e. uBlock is not intended to work on any other scheme than http and https.
Actually I am clueless as to why uBlock doesn't hide ads in current case, feedback with details is crucial in solving bugs. I still do not know whether the styles were injected or not (document.querySelector('style[id^="ublock"]').textContent;)
I started to collect error log:
console.log('µBlock> Beginning to intercept net requests at %s', (new Date()).toISOString());
I started to collect error log:
That's the extension's own console, but I am curious to know whether the CSS rules are injected in the Gmail page itself. The following command in the dev console of the Gmail page itself will definitely tell:
document.querySelector('style[id^="ublock"]').textContent;
So we have something now: the style which is injected by uBlock is not there. So far I can see two reasons for this to happen:
- No CSS rules were found matching the current page
- uBlock's content script was not injected by the browser into the page
"1." is very unlikely, since EasyList contains many CSS rules specific to mail.google.com. But these CSS rules will be injected if the hostname of the URL address matches. What is the URL in your address bar for the Gmail page?
Looks like what I have myself, and ads are hidden here. So, second hypothesis, the content script is not injected into the page by the browser. There is no easy way, this has to be verified manually:
- Open dev console for the Gmail page
- Go to Sources tab
- Ensure the left-hand side pane is revealed
- Click "Content scripts"
- Picture below shows uBlock's content scripts. Do you see them?
start.js is not present
start.js is not present
It's ok actually, it's flushed from memory after it has done its job of injecting the style, I took care that it doesn't stay around once no longer needed. Mine is also gone now. You should normally see it though if you refresh the Gmail page while keeping the console open.
Are there any custom filters in your uBlock installation? (the "Your filters" tab in uBlock's dashboard)
Edit: Bah never mind, even if you had a custom filter to cancel all stock filters, a style would have been injected, and it's not.
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From what I've seen so far, the problem is not the blocking of network filters (which is what the request log is about), it is the enforcing of cosmetic filters: here you showed that the style tag injected by uBlock was nowhere to be found in the DOM. This is not normal, as there are cosmetic filters made specifically for mail.google.com, so the style tag should always be there.
If only I could reproduce on my side I am pretty sure I could figure what is going wrong within minutes. That's the whole problem, I can't reproduce.
If I put a breakpoint where the page receives the CSS rules to inject, I get this the first time -- these hides the text-based ads:
Months ago.
Ref: https://twitter.com/jzamoras/status/509755088253255681