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For a quick and dirty DIY solution, add something like this to your uBlock filter list: google.##.g:has(a[href="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results

by krono 5y ago

For a quick and dirty DIY solution, add something like this to your uBlock filter list: google.*##.g:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) The linked project goes way beyond this though, very neat!

BlameKaneda 5y ago
Thank you Sir/Ma'am.
daveoc64 5y ago
Thanks for the tip. That works well enough for me, and it saves having another browser extension to configure!
- kelnos 5y ago
  > it saves having another browser extension to configure! Not just that, it saves having another browser extension to trust. A large number of the sites I get to are through search results. A malicious extension that has access to modify search results could do a lot of damage. Hell, I know people who get to their bank and other sensitive sites by typing the name of the institution into Google, rather than typing the URL. Being able to modify search results would be great for phishing.
  - sodality2 5y ago
    This is why I always do banking/TDAM in Firefox safe mode. I'd rather be tracked (or even hacked by some malicious script through the bank's fault) by my bank, than hacked by an extension I installed, because I wouldn't have much liability in the former but I would in the prior.
    - whatshisface 5y ago
      You think they're going to accept liability just because it's their fault? In order to get that far they'd have to investigate and then find themselves at fault.
      - jjeaff 5y ago
        Of all the bad things banks do, not accepting liability for theft or loss of funds doesn't seem like a very common one. I've never had trouble with any bank reversing fraudulent transactions or withdrawals.
- krono 5y ago
  You can even block based on the result's text, see my other post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29550393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29550393 One less extension equals one less security/privacy liability too!
bittercynic 5y ago
At the risk of making an unsubstantive comment, this is a huge help to me, and I've been trying to figure out how to do this for years. Thank you!
- krono 5y ago
  Glad to be of help! Forgot to mention that you can also block arbitrary text with the `:has-text(/regex/)` selector. Block Medium's cookie notification on any domain: *##body>div:has(div:has-text(/To make Medium work.*Privacy Policy.*Cookie Policy/i)) Or apply it to search engine results: google.*##.g:has(*:has-text(/word combination to block/i)) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(*:has-text(/word combination to block/i))
2Gkashmiri 5y ago
i tried pinterest and did not work for me google.##.g:has(a[href="pinterest.com"]) google.##.g:has(a[href="*.pinterest.com"]) dunno. i primarily use duck which apparently does not show that many pinterest results and even that one didn't work. i would have to investigate
- BloodOath 5y ago
  try this: google.##.g:has(a[href="pinterest.com"])
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  If you're typing strings which include the * character, you must either escape it with a \ (\*) or write it in a code block. I STRONGLY recommend the latter. I think what you're trying to write is: google.*##.g:has(a[href=*"pinterest.com"]) (I'm inferring that based on the italic/roman text in your pattern line. I'm probably inferring wrong.) HN's markup interpreter will style any line indented by two or more spaces as code, and not interpret special symbols. The lines will wrap, however (wrapping is a relatively new feature).

For a quick and dirty DIY solution, add something like this to your uBlock filter list: google.*##.g:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results

by krono 5y ago

BlameKaneda 5y ago

Thank you Sir/Ma'am.

daveoc64 5y ago

Thanks for the tip. That works well enough for me, and it saves having another browser extension to configure!

kelnos 5y ago
> it saves having another browser extension to configure! Not just that, it saves having another browser extension to trust. A large number of the sites I get to are through search results. A malicious extension that has access to modify search results could do a lot of damage. Hell, I know people who get to their bank and other sensitive sites by typing the name of the institution into Google, rather than typing the URL. Being able to modify search results would be great for phishing.
- sodality2 5y ago
  This is why I always do banking/TDAM in Firefox safe mode. I'd rather be tracked (or even hacked by some malicious script through the bank's fault) by my bank, than hacked by an extension I installed, because I wouldn't have much liability in the former but I would in the prior.
  - whatshisface 5y ago
    You think they're going to accept liability just because it's their fault? In order to get that far they'd have to investigate and then find themselves at fault.
    - jjeaff 5y ago
      Of all the bad things banks do, not accepting liability for theft or loss of funds doesn't seem like a very common one. I've never had trouble with any bank reversing fraudulent transactions or withdrawals.
krono 5y ago
You can even block based on the result's text, see my other post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29550393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29550393 One less extension equals one less security/privacy liability too!

bittercynic 5y ago

At the risk of making an unsubstantive comment, this is a huge help to me, and I've been trying to figure out how to do this for years. Thank you!

krono 5y ago
Glad to be of help! Forgot to mention that you can also block arbitrary text with the `:has-text(/regex/)` selector. Block Medium's cookie notification on any domain: *##body>div:has(div:has-text(/To make Medium work.*Privacy Policy.*Cookie Policy/i)) Or apply it to search engine results: google.*##.g:has(*:has-text(/word combination to block/i)) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(*:has-text(/word combination to block/i))

2Gkashmiri 5y ago

i tried pinterest and did not work for me google.##.g:has(a[href="pinterest.com"]) google.##.g:has(a[href="*.pinterest.com"]) dunno. i primarily use duck which apparently does not show that many pinterest results and even that one didn't work. i would have to investigate

BloodOath 5y ago
try this: google.##.g:has(a[href="pinterest.com"])
dredmorbius 5y ago
If you're typing strings which include the * character, you must either escape it with a \ (\*) or write it in a code block. I STRONGLY recommend the latter. I think what you're trying to write is: google.*##.g:has(a[href=*"pinterest.com"]) (I'm inferring that based on the italic/roman text in your pattern line. I'm probably inferring wrong.) HN's markup interpreter will style any line indented by two or more spaces as code, and not interpret special symbols. The lines will wrap, however (wrapping is a relatively new feature).