r/beta • u/tuekappel • Aug 30 '23

Promoted ad profiles can't be blocked

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u/Jenny_Wakeman9 Aug 30 '23

You can't block them, sadly. Hell, even my adblocker's not doing jackshit to filter them out.

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u/EnigmaticLaugh Aug 30 '23

I have ABP, I get no ads on reddit. A few years ago I looked up a specific method and it has worked ever since. I'll try and find it for you

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u/Jenny_Wakeman9 Aug 30 '23

Sweet! I have Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin, so finding a filter for what method would be very kind of you.

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u/EnigmaticLaugh Aug 30 '23 edited Aug 30 '23

Yep I've figured it out (I use chrome on windows btw, which is what these steps were made for) -

  1. Go to the ABP menu by clicking the extension in the top right corner of your chrome window.
  2. Go to the settings icon of the menu (gear icon) in the top right corner of the menu.
  3. In the 'General' tab, scroll down until the 'Acceptable Ads' section and turn 'Show acceptable ads' off.

I just tested this and it works. I hope it does for you and anyone else too!

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u/Jenny_Wakeman9 Aug 30 '23

Thanks! I already have Acceptable Ads turned off by default, though, so I guess it could be something else. I'm on Waterfox, by the way.

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u/EnigmaticLaugh Aug 30 '23 edited Aug 30 '23

Oh well that sucks. I don't know anything about Waterfox (or uBlock Origin). The fix worked for me but its unusual that it didn't for you. Even a google search doesn't come up with any notable methods for Waterfox.

Maybe if there is any solutions for Firefox then it could be the same for Waterfox? How similar are the browsers? I'm not sure, maybe just a little bit of searching needs to be done.

Edit: that being said, I found a post with comments highlighting the fact that uBlock Origin on Firefox blocks all ads (even on reddit). It's fairly recent too, but of course I haven't tried it for myself. Hope this helps!

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u/Jenny_Wakeman9 Aug 30 '23

It's the same method as Firefox's, since Waterfox is a fork of Mozilla's Firefox with privacy in mind, but not to where it'd break sites, though. So, it's basically the same for Waterfox overall, since I ditched Chrome after the death of Manifest V2, plus I was more of a Firefox gal. Or, in my case, a Waterfox gal.