Startribune.com : It Detects ABP, and forces turning off

[ScottK]

startribune.com is apparently detecting ABP, and refuses to allow use of the Web Site until you turn off ABP for the site.
How is it detecting ABP?
Is there a way to have it not detect ABP?

Thanks!

[mapx]

add

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@@||startribune.com^$elemhide

They don't detect directly an addon (ABP in this case) but they can check if some elements are displayed in the page (using normal javascript code)

[ScottK]

Works perfectly!
Thank you so much!

[tadsmith]

Awesome! Can you give me the quick and dirty on $elemhide? Does that just prevent JavaScript from setting the visibility of any element to hidden?

From the documentation, I'm not exactly sure what "Used to prevent element rules from applying on a page (e.g. @@||example.com^$elemhide)" means.

[mapx]

they (startribune) are checking if some divs and classes are displayed

###influads_block
##.AdHere
##.ad-mod
##.text_ads

using $elemhide all the hiding filters on that site are whitelisted and their trick/algorithm does not work anymore
(sure another way would be identifying only the checked elements in their code and whitelist only those ones, but they can simply add another one. Using $elemhide they are forced to change the trick/algorithm)

[oldjoey]

Am experiencing same problem. As a complete newby to using ABP, could you tell me in the simplest terms how to enable "$elemhide" while using Startribune website.

Thank you for your help.

[mapx]

just add (as custom filter) the filter I posted above

how to add a custom filter:
firefox:
click abp icon, filter preferences, "custom filters" tab, if you dont see any filters group create 1, then paste the filters above in the right panel (if you dont see the panel drag the vertical pointed line on the right to the left)

chrome:
chrome: click abp icon, options, "add your own filters" tab, add the filters 1 by 1

[oldjoey]

Hey MAPX, thanks so much for your help. That did the trick!

Oldjiey