site blocks you by prompting you to sign up

[Briandr]

Hi,

Wonder if you guys clean up ads to subscribe to a website's news page? For the longest time I could fake out the prompt to sign up using fake email address. You don't have to click on a link sent out when registering. The site just wants a email address. Gets annoying after a while. Could this be added to your Annoyances filter?

I will send a sample link from home later. Thanks

 

[Blaz]

Is it only a popup to register or you have to login there?

 

[Briandr]

It gives you 5 free articles to read. Then it asks for an email address after which you get in to the content. As far as I can tell you never have to register. Just a poorly designed pop up that temporarily blocks access to content. I will post URL soon.

 

[Blaz]

Try to disable cookies for the sites.

 

[Briandr]

So I disabled cookies and cleared my browser cache for Firefox and it was still prompting for an email address to get content. Strange as I know I flushed my cache. So here is a link, just keep in mind you may not notice the pop up until you clicked on at least 5 links (news stories). I will run a couple additional tests, but maybe this might you guys an idea where to check.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2017/03/16/mexico-not-paying-for-wall-are/RgbltZBDqYLJ3DnmWgYzyK/story.html

Many thanks

 

[Blaz]

Just checked when blocking the cookies, the site is behaving fine and lets me read as long as I want:

bostonglobe.com#$#html {overflow: visible!important;}
bostonglobe.com##.mfp-ready
bostonglobe.com#$#body {overflow: visible!important;}
bostonglobe.com#%#AG_onLoad(function() { setTimeout(function() {document.getElementById("contain").removeAttribute("style");}, 300); });

 

[vasily_bagirov]

I don't know, I moved the thread to the 'Custom filters' just in case.

 

[Briandr]

Hi All,

Not sure if this will help and don't get me wrong I appreciate the suggestion and code provided by Blaz. It appears the sign up page for the newspaper as well as the block page, both re-direct to the same link. I was able to do a couple screen captures of the code. Perhaps based upon the screen captures I have you guys could come up with something to add into the main filters so other people won't (a) get annoyed to sign up for this and (b) get blocked outright when the 5 samples are up. I hear what Blaz said and while disabling the cookies would be good not sure how many people will want to do this or remember to do this. So I am hoping these screen captures help.

Many thanks.

 

[Briandr]

Here is the second file, Revised 3-23-17

Any ideas guys? Can the java script calling the offending window be included in the Annoyances filter? Thanks

 

[Briandr]

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if this is do able with a screen shot of the code? If you can't not a big deal. Can someone let me know what they think?

 

[seanl]

bostonglobe.com#$#body.type-article { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#html { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$##contain { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.mfp-bg { display:none!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.mfp-wrap { display:none!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.meter-modal-block { display:none!important; }

works on my end. If we are going to add such rules to Annoyance filter, we can add above rules.

 

[Briandr]

I took the code from seanl and tested it in a user filter. Its working in the sense I am not getting prompted to sign up with email address. Where I am getting mixed results is with the about the 5 free articles being up. At first I thought it was failing miserably and now I am not getting the pop up. I am not sure if the code I have pasted (replaces screen shot #2) will help, but it should give an idea as to how it behaves when activated. Many thanks.

 

[Briandr]

Update from anyone? I realize you guys are busy, but was hoping for some feedback as it has been about a week. Thanks.

 

[vasily_bagirov]

@seanl can you help Briandr?

 

[seanl]

Ok, in the updated screenshot I see that bostonglobe.com/sports/ uses different layout.

Here are updated rules:

bostonglobe.com#$#body.type-article { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#html { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$##contain { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.mfp-bg { display:none!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.mfp-wrap { display:none!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.meter-modal-block { display:none!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#body.ReactModal__Body--open { overflow: visible!important; }
bostonglobe.com#$#.meter-container { display:none!important; }

Added to Annoyance filter:

bostonglobe.com##.inline-newsletter

Please, check the result.

 

[Briandr]

I **think** this is working on **some** level, but I have attached a copy of the rules posted. I am importing them as a text file. I did think in a couple instances I was getting prompted to plug in my email address. I did however clear out my browser cache and temporary internet files. Sometimes the page would load but not be view able. It was freezed in a manner of speaking.

One thing that has been a pain with this right from the beginning is the website that is doing the pop ups and blocks. It is in the code of all the screenshots I think.

static.chartbeat.com

Any way to block this apparent re-direct. In the event I am messing up I will continue to test on my end.

Thank You.

 

[seanl]

Try

bostonglobe.com##.ReactModalPortal

additionally. Does it help?

You are describing multiple issues, but you've attached one screenshot and I can't relate it with them.

 

[Briandr]

At this point this website is proving to be such a royal pain in the butt. I know I am describing multiple issues and my apologies. The website master is a jerk. (1) you get prompted to sign up with an email address, (2) you are allowed five articles, (3) you are blocked after 5th article. I just didn't know if there was a way to block the re-direct website that would fix all the issues. I'll test.......at some point I am going say screw this. Go to another news site.

 

[seanl]

Can you post screenshots demonstrating each of 3 issues?
Also what did you mean with 're-direct'?

 

[Briandr]

I think you already tackled the issues based upon my screenshots. Check further up the thread. I think I named them accordingly. As far as the re-direct issue, which I may not be describing correctly. It is in my last screenshot and it references the java script article and the hosting site. Check within the screenshot under the line of code name <!---Page Footer---!>. I would think if that could be blocked I'd be set. My poor description of the freezing page is really the web page coming up from Firefox warning me the page cannot be Trusted. I am on Mac running FF. Just weird as I navigate the site I get the random warnings about the page not being trusted. I will test on an iPad or Windows PC. Hope this helps and thanks again for trying to help me here.