Can anyone else reproduce the thespruceeats.com site breakage?

[wavygecko]

Is anyone else able to reproduce this site breakage? It seems to only occur in Firefox for me. But that seems...odd?

[gorhill]

I cannot reproduce. I also cannot find any element matching [data-ad-width] on the page.

[wavygecko]

uBlock Origin: 1.44.2
Firefox: 104
filterset (summary): 
  network: 88071
  cosmetic: 91843
  scriptlet: 20584
  html: 747
listset (total-discarded, last updated): 
  removed: 
    user-filters: null
  added: 
    adguard-annoyance: 59051-615, 8m
  default: 
    ublock-filters: 33432-33, 8m
    ublock-badware: 4249-1, 8m
    ublock-privacy: 267-0, 8m
    ublock-abuse: 76-0, 8m
    ublock-unbreak: 1861-0, 8m
    ublock-quick-fixes: 441-1, 8m
    easylist: 63850-624, 8m
    easyprivacy: 30575-1703, 8m
    urlhaus-1: 6907-0, 8m
    plowe-0: 3674-3, 8m
filterset (user): [array of 28 redacted]
modifiedUserSettings: [none]
modifiedHiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats: 
  allReadyAfter: 422 ms
  maxAssetCacheWait: 200 ms

[wavygecko]

Logger content:

Logger output

+0
##[id^="google_ads_iframe"]
www.thespruceeats.com
dom
https://www.thespruceeats.com/spinach-hummus-2355483

+0
##[data-ad-width]
www.thespruceeats.com
dom
https://www.thespruceeats.com/spinach-hummus-2355483

+0
##.mntl-gpt-adunit
www.thespruceeats.com
dom
https://www.thespruceeats.com/spinach-hummus-2355483

+0
###onetrust-consent-sdk
www.thespruceeats.com
dom
https://www.thespruceeats.com/spinach-hummus-2355483

[ghost]

Reproduced after enabling/setting Firefox's tracking protection to "Strict" or "Standard"

[wavygecko]

I think this is it! "Standard" seems to work fine for me, but "Strict" definitely causes the site breakage in my browser.

[wavygecko]

A note to my future self: If something is not working only in Firefox, there's a good chance it's related to Firefox's built-in privacy features.

[ghost]

Reported via "Site not working?" button or whatever it is

[wavygecko]

Thank you!

[ghost]

You're welcome!

[ghost]

Apparently, if uBO is disabled, the issue doesn't occur.

So, if someone were to fix it, who would it be?

[gorhill]

We should create an exception in uBO's unbreak list.

[wavygecko]

When "Strict" mode in Firefox is enabled, the attribute data-ad-width is added to body which gets hidden due to https://github.com/easylist/easylist/blob/045297e8bd4d110e4bb0305e3e761da9c13fb000/easylist/easylist_general_hide.txt#L18681

[mapx-]

419e378

[wavygecko]

@mapx- ty! I think .mntl-leaderboard-spacer is an ad container so should it be in easylist instead? @ryanbr

[ghost]

@wavygecko well yes, but it appears by the allowing filter I believe

[wavygecko]

I think thespruceeats.com##.mntl-leaderboard-spacer is cosmetic only

whereas thespruceeats.com#@#[data-ad-width] fixes the breakage

[wavygecko]

but I could be wrong I've been looking at this for so long with different configs 😅