msn.com: ads

[grfxwzdesigner]

Prerequisites

• I read and understood the policy as to what is a valid filter issue
• I verified that the issue has not already been reported (use this button to find out)
• I forced an update of my filter lists (how to do this: click "Purge all caches", then click "Update now")
• I did not remove any of the default filter lists, or I verified that the issue is not caused by removing any of the default lists
• I did not enable external filter lists, or I verified that the issue still occurs without enabling external filter lists
• I do not have custom filters/rules, or I verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules
• I am not using another content blocker along uBO (also mind browser built-in blockers)
• I did not answer truthfully to all the above checkpoints

URL address of the web page

https://www.msn.com/

Category

ads -

Describe the issue

areas I have blocked are now appearing and the elemnt picker and element zapper are no tworking. When I try to use them the entire page is highlighted.

Screenshot(s)

Screenshot(s)

Configuration

uBlock Origin: 1.43.0
Firefox: 103
filterset (summary): 
  network: 80464
  cosmetic: 45315
  scriptlet: 17620
  html: 725
listset (total-discarded, last updated): 
  default: 
    user-filters: 27-3, never
    ublock-filters: 33157-38, 22m
    ublock-badware: 4180-0, 4d.6m
    ublock-privacy: 247-0, 2d.16h.2m
    ublock-abuse: 76-0, 2d.16h.3m
    ublock-unbreak: 1867-0, 20m
    easylist: 69419-591, 21m
    easyprivacy: 27333-581, 23m
    urlhaus-1: 5190-0, 1d.4m
    plowe-0: 3639-3, 12d.18h.27m
    ublock-quick-fixes: 376-1, 21h.23m
filterset (user): [array of 27 redacted]
trustedset: 
  added: [array of 5 redacted]
modifiedUserSettings: [none]
modifiedHiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats: 
  allReadyAfter: 688 ms (selfie)
  maxAssetCacheWait: 427 ms
popupPanel: 
  blocked: 29
  blockedDetails: 
    msn.com: 14
    azure.com: 2
    btloader.com: 3
    microsoft.com: 7
    scorecardresearch.com: 1
    yahoo.com: 2

[Yuki2718]

Screenshot?

[Yuki2718]

areas I have blocked are now appearing and the elemnt picker and element zapper are no tworking. When I try to use them the entire page is highlighted.

We only address filtering issue by default lists here. If this comment is all your problem, it's for reddit forum.

[grfxwzdesigner]

I cleared my cache and cookies last night and the problem went away, but this morning the problem returned. I tried clearing cache and cookies again but this time it did not work, so I did a restore to last night before I shut the pc down and that did not help either. The problem also exists in Chrome. PLEASE help!

[okiehsch]

areas I have blocked are now appearing and the elemnt picker and element zapper are no tworking. When I try to use them the entire page is highlighted.

Well, it's not a filter issue and I can't reproduce using Chrome.
I will transfer the issue to https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues

[gorhill]

areas I have blocked

Your description is too vague, there is nothing for me to investigate. Be very specific, provide details about which filter is not working on which exact page (provide URL address) which you say should be working, otherwise I will close as invalid.

[JohnyP36]

I think it has to do with the fact that MSN uses #shadow-root to display recommended articles below an articles. Between the blocks with articles are blocks with ads. But because the network requests are blocked those blocks will appear as black.

https://www.msn.com/nl-nl/gezondheid/medisch/rutte-wil-een-euro-op-de-melkprijs/ar-AA110hNP

screenshot

There are issues in uAssets, but they got declined or closed. See https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+msn

Also see #803

uBlock doesn't support blocking elements within #shadow-root

[Yuki2718]

Specific or specific-generic cosmetic filters should work for shatow-root.

[gorhill]

MSN uses #shadow-root to display recommended articles below an articles

Yes, that is a limitation of the element picker, it can't find elements in a shadow root.

This works on my side:

msn.com##msft-article-card:not(.contentCard)

[ghost]

I can see this problem in all browsers... (chrome, firefox, edge) but not in Opera

The differences in the logs in main page msn.com/es-es is:

Whit Opera: i can see a lot of cosmetics filters blocked.. see picture

But for example in Chrome or Edge and Firefox NO cosmetics blocked in the logs

I have reinstalled uBO 10 minutes ago, the same filters lists in Chrome and Opera.
no account logged in edge for example..

[gorhill]

NO cosmetics blocked in the logs

It's not possible for uBO to find targeted elements in shadow roots, so it can't report cosmetic filters for which there is a match in a shadow root.

[ghost]

One date: in Incognito mode no problems for me in all browsers.
this has to be a cookie thing..
I tested: msn.com##+js(cookie-remover) and accept all but the problem still