Advice Request Help wanted to block promoted tweets on Twitter.

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Gandalf_The_Grey

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Since Twitter got a new interface design I can't seem to block promoted tweets (Uitgelicht in Dutch) anymore with the AdGuard extension or with uBlock Origin.
I have to reload the Twitter startpage many times before they get blocked in the end.
Also posed the issue on GitHub - AdGuard Filters - Issues:
Does anybody know a rule or a filter that could help?

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You can use tweetdeck instead of twitter on desktop


Edit : element picker on whole ad > i dont see ads anymore? ( as stupid as it sounds)
Thanks for that option, but it would nice to filter the "normal" Twitter. :unsure:
 

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I solved my issue together with the maker of uBlock origin on Twitter.

I looked at his uBlock filters:
Code:
!twitter.com##article:has-text(/Promoted|Gesponsert|Реклама|Promocionado|Sponsorisé/):xpath(../..)
twitter.com##:xpath(//span[(text()='Promoted' or text()='Gesponsert' or text()='Реклама' or text()='Promocionado'or text()='Sponsorisé']/../../../../..)
twitter.com##[data-testid="trend"]:has-text(/Promoted|Gesponsert|Реклама|Promocionado|Sponsorisé/):xpath(..)
I saw that the Dutch word for Promoted (Uitgelicht) was not there.
After adding that to his filters my issue is gone :cool:
 

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