outlook.live.com: ads

[dasbootbee]

Prerequisites

• I read and understand the policy about what is a valid filter issue.
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• I forced an update of my filter lists. (Click the "Purge all caches" button while holding the 'Shift' key, then click the "Update now" button.)
• I did not remove any of the default filter lists, or I have verified that the issue was not caused by removing any of the default lists.
• I did not enable external filter lists, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without enabling external filter lists.
• I do not have custom filters/rules, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules.
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URL address of the web page

https://outlook.live.com/mail/0/inbox/id/AQQkADAwATNiZmYAZC04M2FlLWFiOGYtMDACLTAwCgAQAJleFyrS0fdJjszFS71Q4xU%3D

Category

ads

Description

Same issue as #15953

Screenshot(s)

Screenshot(s)

Configuration

uBlock Origin: 1.48.4
Chromium: 112
filterset (summary): 
  network: 185395
  cosmetic: 218323
  scriptlet: 39215
  html: 0
listset (total-discarded, last-updated): 
  added: 
    adguard-annoyance: 67163-95, now
    adguard-generic: 69795-520, now
    adguard-social: 20241-849, now
    adguard-spyware-url: 975-2, now
    curben-phishing: 66243-2, never
    curben-pup: 192-0, never
    fanboy-annoyance: 80515-6507, now
    fanboy-cookiemonster: 46571-46571, now
    fanboy-social: 21052-21052, now
    fanboy-thirdparty_social: 69-20, now
    ublock-annoyances: 4935-254, now
  default: 
    user-filters: 3-0, never
    easylist: 64394-873, now
    easyprivacy: 30812-1371, now
    plowe-0: 3750-950, now
    ublock-abuse: 78-0, now
    ublock-badware: 6589-364, now
    ublock-filters: 33713-4122, now
    ublock-privacy: 294-6, now
    ublock-quick-fixes: 371-222, never
    ublock-unbreak: 1976-91, now
    urlhaus-1: 7420-3, now
filterset (user): [array of 3 redacted]
trustedset: 
  added: [array of 10 redacted]
switchRuleset: 
  added: [array of 1 redacted]
modifiedUserSettings: 
  cloudStorageEnabled: true
modifiedHiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats: 
  allReadyAfter: 437 ms (selfie)
  maxAssetCacheWait: 216 ms
popupPanel: 
  blocked: 174
  blockedDetails: 
    live.com: 5
    bing.com: 2
    github.com: 5
    microsoft.com: 54
    msn.com: 1
    office.net: 107

[Procyon-b]

Verify that you haven't disabled cosmetic filtering for the site.

Anyway, this should work:

outlook.live.com##.customScrollBar.jEpCF > div > div.full:not([id])

[dasbootbee]

Cosmetic filtering is not disabled.

I just added the filter to My Filters and refreshed the page and I still see the ad emails, unfortunately.

[krystian3w]

On PC/iMac/MacBook you can test my suggestions:

#15953 (comment)

! ad at top in 2-nd column:
outlook.live.com##div[role="complementary"] > div:has(> * .fbAdCallToAction)
!
! :

---

! ad at bottom about MS 365 upgrade:
outlook.live.com###MainModule .disableTextSelection.customScrollBar + div button
!
! mobile but rows are hardcoded by style attr in absolute positioning:
outlook.live.com###app [role="main"] div[role="group"]:has([role="link"])
outlook.live.com###app [role="main"] article:has([role="link"])
outlook.live.com###app [role="main"] [style*="relative"] [style*="absolute"] + div[style*="absolute"]:style(position: static !important;)
! so needed is redesign mobile layout to static.

As well as you don't already have any advertising preferences for the outlook/hotmail account (#15953 (comment)) then we rather need a demo account to see how much MS has changed the site design of this part of the users.

[Yuki2718]

No need for demo page, I have accounts and it's easy to create one, but I can't reproduce. If anything, View config can affect.

[krystian3w]

But as your accounts have "efficient" options for managing the ad system and freshly created ones too, they are useless - we need to bring up one without the option to "control" ads.

[Yuki2718]

What are "efficient" options? I have several accouts some of them are very old.

[krystian3w]

https://outlook.live.com/mail/0/options/general/advertisement - "recommended"/"faster" layout doesen't have ad above e-mails.

AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters#137637 (comment)

[Yuki2718]

Same as OP, I don't see such an option.

[krystian3w]

And check these modified @Procyon-b suggestion in Picker:

##.customScrollBar > div > div.full:not([id])

the .jEpCF can be unstable.

[dasbootbee]

I'm sorry -- I don't understand what you're asking me to test.

[krystian3w]

##.customScrollBar > div > div.full:not([id]) in Picker: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker

[dasbootbee]

##.evj9g.ab0a0 seems to work. It's one of the suggested ones when I use the picker to select one of the Ad "emails".

[krystian3w]

Such a filter with random classes is of little value.

[dasbootbee]

I tried pasting your suggested filter in the box at the top but it didn't do anything.

[mapx-]

As this kind of ads / complex pages have a high breakage potential I'll convert the issue to a discussion where the .. discussion & filter ideas can continue.

[peace2000]

For this version:

(This alternative place for the ad can be accessed by changing a setting on this link https://outlook.live.com/mail/0/options/general/advertisement (at the bottom)

I think this would be safe:

outlook.live.com##.Ogt7j

Not sure if they switch element names often. If so, I'd go with this:

outlook.live.com##div[class][tabindex][role="complementary"][data-app-section][aria-label][data-min-width][data-min-height][data-max-height] > div[id][class]:first-of-type

[Procyon-b]

As the one who proposed this filter, and has a userstyle to regularly update for hotmail, I can tell you that the classnames are quite stable. Over 4 months before they change it is usual. I have an element whose classname lasted 2 years between 2019 and 2021.

[peace2000]

Changed to outlook.live.com##.Ogt7j.

[peace2000]

I don't understand what's the idea of this filter:

outlook.live.com##.customScrollBar > div[class] > div[class]:empty

[Procyon-b]

I don't understand what's the idea of this filter:

outlook.live.com##.customScrollBar > div[class] > div[class]:empty

On initial loading of the page with the ad above the maillist, I've seen that the div structure evolves. Sometimes the div doesn't fully mutate to the .Ogt7j form.
I don't remember exactly how it looked, but this filter seems similar to what I was seeing/trying.

[peace2000]

I cleaned all the old entries as they seemed obsolete.