Out braining outbrain.com

[mapx]

try adding

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foodrepublic.com#@#.item-container-ad
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?key="][target="_blank"]

[passion]

Thank you. How can I whitelist the Outbrain links here? http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/10/zelda ... u-trailer/

[MonztA]

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venturebeat.com#@#.item-container-ad
venturebeat.com#@#.ob_ads_header
venturebeat.com#@#.ob_ads_header + ul
venturebeat.com#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?key="][target="_blank"]
venturebeat.com#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?key="][target="_blank"] + .ob_source

Maybe you might want to whitelist them everywhere? Then just add those instead:

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#@#.item-container-ad
#@#.ob_ads_header
#@#.ob_ads_header + ul
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?key="][target="_blank"]
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?key="][target="_blank"] + .ob_source

[passion]

Thank you, those filters cover most cases.

This site is an outlier. How do I whitelist the Outbrain links on this page? You may need to view the page in an incognito window in your browser to bypass the paywall.

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/coun ... -1.8788805

[mapx]

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#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?key="][target="_blank"]
#@#.outbrain_ul_ad_top
#@#.outbrain_ad_li

[passion]

how do I whitelist the links on this page? http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/ ... lusive-mix

[mapx]

please, any time you ask for whitelisting something explain what (describe where are placed) elements on the page you want to ...

try

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theguardian.com#@#.sponsored
theguardian.com#@##advertiser-container

[passion]

thank you. i was referring to the "more from around the web" links at the bottom of the article. I tried your filters, I don't think it worked?

[mapx]

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theguardian.com#@#.sponsored
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?"][target="_blank"] + .ob_source
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?"][target="_blank"]
theguardian.com#@##advertiser-container

[passion]

thanks. how do I allow the Outbrain links on the right side of this page?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cult ... -film.html

[mapx]

see if helps

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#@#.ob_dual_right > .ob_ads_header ~ .odb_div
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?"][target="_blank"] + .ob_source
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?"][target="_blank"]
#@#.ob_ads_header

[fanboy]

Not sure why this is even a topic, either you block it all, or allow it. Only allow it X pages makes no sense.

[phanhan]

That is the problem that I'm interested.
The extent to which Outbrain stories are ads depends on to what extent the stories shown and their order are determined by who pays and how much,
relative to the order just reflecting the user's interests.

I think paid placement is a big part of Outbrain,
so they're ads rather than affiliate links that simply take a cut on click-throughs to stories placed there by a money-blind algorithm.

[passion]

see if helps

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#@#.ob_dual_right > .ob_ads_header ~ .odb_div
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?"][target="_blank"] + .ob_source
#@#a[onmousedown^="this.href='http://paid.outbrain.com/network/redir?"][target="_blank"]
#@#.ob_ads_header

Worked, thanks!

Not sure why this is even a topic, either you block it all, or allow it. Only allow it X pages makes no sense.

I agree, but there's no easy way to whitelist it. Even if you whitelist outbrain.com it's still blocked on many pages.

That is the problem that I'm interested.
The extent to which Outbrain stories are ads depends on to what extent the stories shown and their order are determined by who pays and how much,
relative to the order just reflecting the user's interests.

I think paid placement is a big part of Outbrain,
so they're ads rather than affiliate links that simply take a cut on click-throughs to stories placed there by a money-blind algorithm.

It's an interesting question. I don't think paid placement makes the stories ads. If a NY Times/Guardian/Slate article shows up on Outbrain, is it an ad? Likewise, affiliate links and money-blind algorithms can be just as obtrusive as ads.

I like Outbrain because it gives publishers a way to make money without serving ads and it gives marketers a way to promote themselves without buying ads.

[passion]

How do I whitelist the Outbrain widgets here?