damoh videos ads

[JobcenterTycoon]

URL(s) where the issue occurs

https://web.de/magazine/wissen/natur-umwelt/insektenschwund-deutschland-stille-sterben-insekten-34145488
https://www.gmx.net/magazine/wissen/natur-umwelt/gift-kegelschnecke-schmerztherapie-helfen-34164788
https://www.gmx.at/magazine/gesundheit/kinder-leiden-haeufig-kopfschmerzen-34166518

Describe the issue

Video get blocked

Screenshot(s)

Versions

• Browser/version: Firefox 70.0.1
• uBlock Origin version: v1.23.0

Settings

Settings.txt

Notes

[JobcenterTycoon]

Video ads on https://www.golem.de/

golem.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, testhide) will fix that

[okiehsch]

4440a10

[JobcenterTycoon]

video ads are back again

[mapx-]

test
*$media,redirect=noopmp3-0.1s,domain=web.de|gmx.net|gmx.at,3p
or
*$media,redirect=noopmp3-0.1s,domain=web.de|gmx.net|gmx.at

[JobcenterTycoon]

doesnt work

[lain566]

@JobcenterTycoon These filters should work for you.

gmx.*,web.de#@#+js(json-prune, enabled, testhide)
gmx.*,web.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)

[JobcenterTycoon]

Yes it works, thank you.
Here a list with more sites that are use the same ad system (tested):

t-online.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)
winfuture.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)
golem.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)
giga.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)

[JobcenterTycoon]

Video Ads are back again on web.de, gmx.net, golem.de

[JobcenterTycoon]

Video ads on focus.de

[okiehsch]

I can't reproduce with Chromium or Firefox using a german IP.
Example links:

https://www.gmx.net/magazine/panorama/australische-buschfeuer-rettet-koala-flammen-34196752
https://video.golem.de/games/23813/razer-blade-stealth-13-test.html

[okiehsch]

I can reproduce video ads at focus.de.
focus.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)
fixes the issue on my end.
Example link:

https://www.focus.de/wissen/mensch/deutschland-die-suche-nach-toten-soldaten_id_11399140.html

[JobcenterTycoon]

I get only ads in firefox. The first video have no ads but when i switch to another one i get video ads

[okiehsch]

I can't reproduce. @lain566 can you reproduce?

@JobcenterTycoon does the filter for focus.de work on your end?

[JobcenterTycoon]

yes

[JobcenterTycoon]

Ok now it works and i get less video ads on all sites, after a few more tests i know its only a rare chance to get Video ads (100% chance without filter, 10% with filter), so you can ignore this

[lain566]

It's strange for me, I could reproduce ads, but now I don't.
for example, I could reproduce ads on these sites, now the player is broken for me with Firefox

https://www.kino.de/film/captain-marvel-2019/
https://www.spieletipps.de/artikel/9902/1/

[okiehsch]

I can reproduce ads on both sites.

kino.de,spieletipps.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)

works on my end.

[lain566]

@okiehsch Yes, that fixed the player for me
Can you reproduce pre roll ads on this site?
https://www.videogameszone.de/Bless-Spiel-19102/News/mmorpg-steam-geld-zurueck-1332270/

[okiehsch]

Yes, same filter works for me.
videogameszone.de##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)

[lain566]

@okiehsch Can you check these sites?

https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Borderlands-3-Spiel-54615/Videos/Trailer-DLC-Moxxis-Ueberfall-Handsome-Jackpot-1337576/
https://www.pcgames.de/Star-Wars-Episode-9-Film-259018/News/Neuer-Werbespot-zeigt-weitere-Szenen-aus-dem-Film-1337606/
https://www.gamesaktuell.de/Alien-Isolation-Spiel-2938/News/nintendo-switch-release-horror-1337624/
https://www.buffed.de/World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Spiel-42973/News/PvP-Schlachtfelder-und-Elementar-Invasionen-im-Dezember-1337528/

I can't reproduce pre roll ads on videogameszone.de
the video stops for a few seconds, but then the playback of the video continues normal

[okiehsch]

I can only reproduce pre roll ads on gamesaktuell.de. The rest has the same "issue" you described.
"the video stops for a few seconds, but then the playback of the video continues normal"

[lain566]

Before I could reproduce ads from all those sites that I mentioned #6541 (comment)
but I didn't add a solution, because I couldn't reproduce ads anymore

[okiehsch]

Before I could reproduce ads from all those sites that I mentioned #6541 (comment)
but I didn't add a solution, because I couldn't reproduce ads anymore

I assume the solution is the same filter ##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled)?
Adding it does fix the "video stops for a few seconds" issue, so if you want to add it for all sites that have this minor issue. 👍
Probably something is wrong on their end and the ads will reappear soon enough.

[lain566]

When I could reproduce ads, this filter ##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled) didn't work for me, especially on this site #6541 (comment) and kino.de and now it seems to work.

I can add ##+js(json-prune, enabled, force_disabled) I will add it at night.

[JobcenterTycoon]

Video ads are back on giga

[mapx-]

does this work

||js.stroeermediabrands.de/metaTag$script,domain=giga.de,redirect=noopjs

[JobcenterTycoon]

No a few times the ad still pass

[JobcenterTycoon]

@mapx- does this work

||js.stroeermediabrands.de/metaTag$script,domain=giga.de,redirect=noopjs
||damoh.giga.de^$script,1p,redirect=noopjs
giga.de#@#+js(set-constant, CustomEvent, noopFunc)

For me the ad player blinks and disappear after a second so no ad get played with these filter

[mapx-]

no .. I get alpenmilch werbung after 4-5 tests

[JobcenterTycoon]

Pretty sure they rotate. At the beginning i get a media query with the ad and after a few reloads i get the damoh.giga.de script which can be blocked with the filter i mentioned without breakage

[JobcenterTycoon]

@okiehsch can you take a look on the damoh stuff on giga.de? Im unable to find a fix. Example: https://www.giga.de/video/partner-gefunden-e-autos-von-sony-kommen-giga-insights/

[okiehsch]

giga.de##+js(no-xhr-if, stroeermediabrands)
gets rid of the ads on my end but there is still some time until the video starts after clicking play.

[okiehsch]

Strike that now the ads still play....

[JobcenterTycoon]

So there is no fix?

[okiehsch]

Don't know, I can't find one without breaking the player.

[JobcenterTycoon]

So a new damoh-defuser.js is needed because the old one is outdated and not getting used anymore @gorhill

[okiehsch]

A german IP is needed to reproduce.

[gorhill]

This works?

giga.de##+js(json-prune, ad_fallback)

[okiehsch]

It works sometimes but not consistently on my end.
Test with the "Top Videos" section on the homepage, you have to scroll down a little bit.

[JobcenterTycoon]

Works fine for me

[okiehsch]

Does the real video start immediately on your end or do you see a black screen first?

[okiehsch]

With Firefox

[JobcenterTycoon]

I see a black screen first, tested on Firefox mulitply times.

[okiehsch]

Interesting, that's what I see most of the time but at your example link
https://www.giga.de/video/partner-gefunden-e-autos-von-sony-kommen-giga-insights/
I get the disney ad in my screenshot every time.

Well, the filter is still a massive improvement.

[JobcenterTycoon]

Without the filter i get this

screenshot

First they ask what ad i want and when i select none it plays a random one after 10 seconds. With the filter i have one second a blank screen and after this the real video plays

What i know is that they change the behavior when the user often visit the site/reload many times. I test every time with a clear browser

[JobcenterTycoon]

@okiehsch @gorhill

giga.de##+js(json-prune, ad_fallback) doesn’t work anymore. When i read the old comments json-prune never works for a longer time #6541 (comment) #6541 (comment)

I checked a few other sites it seems to be only a problem on giga, on all other sites the ads are still blocked