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The filter list will block the div by id, class, or by its position among some other containing element.
by ivank 11y ago
The filter list will block the div by id, class, or by its position among some other containing element.
- knd775 11y agoBut how does it know that it is an ad? Some advanced heuristics?
- jordigh 11y agoFilter lists are curated by humans. It's an arms race between two smart groups.
- ivank 11y agoIt's all manual. Someone sees it and submits the item into the EasyList blocklist: https://easylist.adblockplus.org/ https://easylist.adblockplus.org/ - it looks like http://forums.lanik.us/ http://forums.lanik.us/ is used for reporting items to block or unblock.
- zeeshanm 11y agoProbably adblockers keep a dictionary of filters for blocking native ads.