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While I applaud the effort that went into this, I'm not sure what this gains over adding a handful of additional rules into your current adblocker. Many adbloc

While I applaud the effort that went into this, I'm not sure what this gains over adding a handful of additional rules into your current adblocker. Many adblockers use the EasyList of blocked domains/files, but somewhat lesser known is the EasyPrivacy list which already blocks many of these helpdesk and chat widgets [1]. 1 - https://easylist.to/easylist/easyprivacy.txt https://easylist.to/easylist/easyprivacy.txt

zulln 8y ago
I was going to write an extension the other day to block custom responses in Slack, as they gets triggered way too often in one of the workspaces I am in. While figuring out the best way of identifying those messages I realized it would be enough to just add one line to uBlock Origin rules. (for those interested: ##.c-message--custom_response)
cptskippy 8y ago
Extensions like this exist for two reasons. The first is that people don't understand adblockers or that they can be used for this purpose. The second is their UI sucks for the layman. I know how to do it in uBlock and Ghostery but that doesn't mean I want to or that it'll be 100% effective.
frenchie4111 8y ago
Ghostery[1] also already blocks chat widgets. [1]: https://www.ghostery.com/ https://www.ghostery.com/
- abtinf 8y ago
  Doesn’t Ghostery have serious privacy issues?
  - diplocorp 8y ago
    Of course; it’s proprietary software.
    - aibara 8y ago
      It's open source as of last year. https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
  - ddebernardy 8y ago
    Yes. Ghostery gets some criticism - due to privacy issues among others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism
- bcye 8y ago
  though they have serious privacy issues and mine is completely open sourced.
powera 8y ago
I agree. This is a great idea for a browser feature, but for me personally, I would rather do a manual blacklist through /etc/hosts.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  Unless you do it through a PiHole, or some homebaked Linux DNS, you are required to turn in your HN card.
- bcye 8y ago
  I have added it as a list form to download. It's available on the website https://hellogoodbye.app https://hellogoodbye.app
- zulln 8y ago
  Not possible. You cannot block a specific script by that approach.
bcye 8y ago
I just launched this as a filter list form, it's downloadable from the website https://hellogoodbye.app https://hellogoodbye.app

zulln 8y ago

I was going to write an extension the other day to block custom responses in Slack, as they gets triggered way too often in one of the workspaces I am in. While figuring out the best way of identifying those messages I realized it would be enough to just add one line to uBlock Origin rules. (for those interested: ##.c-message--custom_response)

cptskippy 8y ago

Extensions like this exist for two reasons. The first is that people don't understand adblockers or that they can be used for this purpose. The second is their UI sucks for the layman. I know how to do it in uBlock and Ghostery but that doesn't mean I want to or that it'll be 100% effective.

frenchie4111 8y ago

Ghostery[1] also already blocks chat widgets. [1]: https://www.ghostery.com/ https://www.ghostery.com/

abtinf 8y ago
Doesn’t Ghostery have serious privacy issues?
- diplocorp 8y ago
  Of course; it’s proprietary software.
  - aibara 8y ago
    It's open source as of last year. https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
- ddebernardy 8y ago
  Yes. Ghostery gets some criticism - due to privacy issues among others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism
bcye 8y ago
though they have serious privacy issues and mine is completely open sourced.

powera 8y ago

I agree. This is a great idea for a browser feature, but for me personally, I would rather do a manual blacklist through /etc/hosts.

reaperducer 8y ago
Unless you do it through a PiHole, or some homebaked Linux DNS, you are required to turn in your HN card.
bcye 8y ago
I have added it as a list form to download. It's available on the website https://hellogoodbye.app https://hellogoodbye.app
zulln 8y ago
Not possible. You cannot block a specific script by that approach.

bcye 8y ago

I just launched this as a filter list form, it's downloadable from the website https://hellogoodbye.app https://hellogoodbye.app