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I remember a previous comment here on HN with a filter for ublock (or a similar blocker) that removes that suggestion box. I now use DDG but when I need to swit

I remember a previous comment here on HN with a filter for ublock (or a similar blocker) that removes that suggestion box. I now use DDG but when I need to switch to Google you notice really quickly if the script is there or not.

ivank 5y ago
The longer uBlock Origin rule in https://gist.github.com/mmazzarolo/34e5418aade64abe7618885e0c36d8a2#option-1-add-a-rule-to-hide-the-people-also-search-for-box-by-targeting-its-style https://gist.github.com/mmazzarolo/34e5418aade64abe7618885e0... takes care of it, currently ! Hide the 'People also search for' slide-in box when going back on Google Search. ! We require the other attributes here to reduce the risk of false positives. www.google.com#$#div[id^=eob_][jscontroller][jsdata][jsaction][data-ved] { display: none !important; }
- cecilpl2 5y ago
  Thank you
- Groxx 5y ago
  When you do this (and I highly recommend doing it! using ad-blockers as crap-blockers is one of my favorite things about browsers!), please leave feedback somewhere! Otherwise you're nothing more someone that simply doesn't engage with a feature. That's unlikely to do much to help shift behavior away from building crap, as it's not negative feedback in most cases - unused things are generally assumed to be harmless.
  - carrolldunham 5y ago
    I think 'give negative feedback to google' is easier said than done?
    - Groxx 5y ago
      Getting a result: definitely. But there are free-form feedback fields all over nearly every Google product. Submitting feedback is generally very easy. E.g. on my phone, going to https://google.com https://google.com -> scroll to the bottom of the page -> feedback link which gives me a text field. On search result pages I don't get a feedback link on mobile, but it's down there at the bottom on desktop. The same is true on Gmail, Google play, YouTube, Drive, basically everything. In less common cases, it's on the first page of the "help" link. On mobile apps, it's often in the hamburger menu.

ivank 5y ago

The longer uBlock Origin rule in https://gist.github.com/mmazzarolo/34e5418aade64abe7618885e0c36d8a2#option-1-add-a-rule-to-hide-the-people-also-search-for-box-by-targeting-its-style https://gist.github.com/mmazzarolo/34e5418aade64abe7618885e0... takes care of it, currently ! Hide the 'People also search for' slide-in box when going back on Google Search. ! We require the other attributes here to reduce the risk of false positives. www.google.com#$#div[id^=eob_][jscontroller][jsdata][jsaction][data-ved] { display: none !important; }

cecilpl2 5y ago
Thank you
Groxx 5y ago
When you do this (and I highly recommend doing it! using ad-blockers as crap-blockers is one of my favorite things about browsers!), please leave feedback somewhere! Otherwise you're nothing more someone that simply doesn't engage with a feature. That's unlikely to do much to help shift behavior away from building crap, as it's not negative feedback in most cases - unused things are generally assumed to be harmless.
- carrolldunham 5y ago
  I think 'give negative feedback to google' is easier said than done?
  - Groxx 5y ago
    Getting a result: definitely. But there are free-form feedback fields all over nearly every Google product. Submitting feedback is generally very easy. E.g. on my phone, going to https://google.com https://google.com -> scroll to the bottom of the page -> feedback link which gives me a text field. On search result pages I don't get a feedback link on mobile, but it's down there at the bottom on desktop. The same is true on Gmail, Google play, YouTube, Drive, basically everything. In less common cases, it's on the first page of the "help" link. On mobile apps, it's often in the hamburger menu.