tweakers.net: detection

[JohnyP36]

Prerequisites

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• I forced an update of my filter lists. (Click the "Purge all caches" button while holding the 'Shift' key, then click the "Update now" button.)
• I did not remove any of the default filter lists, or I have verified that the issue was not caused by removing any of the default lists.
• I did not enable external filter lists, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without enabling external filter lists.
• I do not have custom filters/rules, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules.
• I am not using uBlock Origin (uBO) along with other similarly-purposed blockers.
• I have verified that the web browser's built-in blocker or DNS blocking (standalone or through a VPN) is not causing the issue.
• I did not answer truthfully to ALL the above checkpoints.

URL address of the web page

https://tweakers.net/reviews/10866/2/is-matter-de-toekomst-van-smarthome-alles-wat-je-moet-weten-over-deze-standaard-hoe-werkt-matter.html

Category

detection

Description

One of the EasyDutch list maintainers here.

We have ongoing problems with tweakers.net. They're doing everything to detect adblock.
Now, they are using the blocked aa.tweakers.nl domain to detect.

We can not allow that domain, as is shows ads. But the problem is not only a notice (as we can block it) but without whitelisting aa.tweakers.nl it is impossible to read parts of their articles.

We cannot come up with a solution. Do you have?

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Configuration

uBlock Origin: 1.46.0
Firefox: 110
filterset (summary): 
  network: 72922
  cosmetic: 40488
  scriptlet: 16857
  html: 826
listset (total-discarded, last-updated): 
  removed: 
    ublock-badware: null
    ublock-privacy: null
    ublock-abuse: null
    ublock-quick-fixes: null
    urlhaus-1: null
    plowe-0: null
    NLD-0: null
  added: 
    https://fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt: 2990-10, 3d.8h.27m
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JohnyP36/Personal-List/main/Personal List (uBo).txt: 2316-0, 3d.8h.28m
  default: 
    user-filters: 233-0, never
    ublock-filters: 32792-81, 2d.4h.50m
    ublock-unbreak: 1892-7, 2d.4h.49m
    easylist: 61530-201, 2d.8h.53m
    easyprivacy: 30952-1225, 2d.8h.52m
filterset (user): [array of 177 redacted]
trustedset: 
  added: [array of 12 redacted]
  removed: 
    about-scheme
    chrome-extension-scheme
    chrome-scheme
    edge-scheme
    moz-extension-scheme
    opera-scheme
    vivaldi-scheme
    wyciwyg-scheme
hostRuleset: 
  added: [array of 8 redacted]
urlRuleset: 
  added: [array of 9 redacted]
modifiedUserSettings: 
  advancedUserEnabled: true
  contextMenuEnabled: false
  suspendUntilListsAreLoaded: false
modifiedHiddenSettings: 
  autoCommentFilterTemplate: -
  cacheStorageAPI: indexedDB
  filterAuthorMode: true
  popupFontSize: 11px
  popupPanelLockedSections: 35
  popupPanelHeightMode: 1
  uiStyles: --popup-main-min-width: 168px; --popup-gap: 0.5em; --popup-gap-thin: calc(var(--popup-gap)/9); --popup-power-ink: rgb(0,110,254); --popup-ruleset-tool-surface: rgb(240,190,64); --popup-ruleset-tool-surface-hover: rgb(240,190,64); --popup-toolbar-surface: rgb(226,226,229); --popup-toolbar-surface-hover: rgb(32 18 58 / 40%); --popup-icon-x-ink: rgb(226,40,80);
  updateAssetBypassBrowserCache: true
supportStats: 
  allReadyAfter: 3250 ms (selfie)
  maxAssetCacheWait: 1134 ms
  unsuspendAfter: 2534 ms
popupPanel: 
  blocked: 3
  blockedDetails: 
    tweakers.nl: 2
    usabilla.com: 1

[okiehsch]

Why not simply adding
@@||tweakers.nl/json$xhr,domain=tweakers.net
?
That way you only allow a - more or less - specific request..

[JohnyP36]

@okiehsch I will add it for now.
We found the problem to be in the file tweakers.net/x/build/frontpage.*.js. So we are looking to block or redirect that part of the script that causes the notice without breaking the site.

[okiehsch]

If you don't want to allow even one request add
tweakers.net##+js(aeld, , adblock)

[JohnyP36]

Thanks @okiehsch for thinking along with us.