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[–] 14 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Adblockers can do more than just block ads, they also allow you to customize websites. As a simple example you can remove the annoying headers on youtube channels that take half the screen:

It's also great for news sites. I have a filter to remove articles on topics I don't care about. I also have rules to prevent these sites from automatically reloading after certain amount of time, something that I find very annoying.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Different person here, would love info on removing headers, if you would be so kind!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You should be able to right click the banner and then click "block element"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh, I’ve never thought to do that for like a YouTube header. Just those irritating autoplaying videos on web sites that scroll with ya.

    I was thinking there was a way to automatically block all banners there hahaha

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Oh did it only work on one channel? There's probably a way to do it that will work on all channels. When I tried the other day too I found that the banner was removed but the space it took up remained so it didn't really help. But I noticed it gives you the option to edit some CSS/HTML so maybe doing that can make it work.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    These are the uBlock rules used to block the headers from youtube channels. The 'about' tab is intentionally left unfiltered for the cases I actually want to see that information.

    https://pastebin.com/raw/MEUPPs0Z

    edit: had to put the code on pastebin since the code markdown doesn't seem to work here.

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