YSK: You can block almost all cookie popups with Ublock Origin.
On ublock origin (full version, not lite), click on the settings icon:
Then go to "Filter Lists" and enable both of the "Cookie Notices" options:
Man, this extension is vital for the internet. Do they take donations at all?
Not all heroes wear capes
Does it still work? Last few times I’ve tried it it didn’t do much.
Not on Chrome, on Firefox it does wonders
Bonus tip, you can install extensions on Firefox mobile and block those pesky ads too
Only on Android unfortuantely. On iOS, Firefox is just a skin for Safari with no plugin support (thanks Apple!).
On iOS
See, that's where you went wrong.
Edit : Orion has been suggested as an iOS browser in another comment, though I don't know if it's good as I've never tried it.
Safari has plugins! Get “Wipr 2”, it blocks ads, cookie banners, autoplaying videos, and all that garbage!
I've been using Brave on iOS - it works fine for me as an alternative to Firefox.
Ublock has been slightly better in my experience, and this doesn't require another extension.
Thanks for sharing though!
uBO is way better, especially if you also know how to make filters yourself.
https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/abp/ you could add this to uBlock filters
I'd like to throw consent-o-matic in as someone else suggested under one of my comments a while back :)
Does it only block the pop-up or does it deny consent for anything but necessary cookies?
Because that's quite essential I think
If you don't click on yes. You haven't given your consent
In the US, it's the opposite. The way the law is written, you have to OPT out. So they're collecting the moment you land.
I've set up a bunch of these cookie banners for US businesses. You can choose if you follow the EU version, or the CCPA version.
If you don't click any of the options and simply block the pop-up, it commonly breaks the site. Doesn't matter what's ethically right, you have to be practical.
On mobile you can use Consent-o-matic
You can use uBO on firefox on android.
I use both😈
(And both on pc and android:)
You can use uBO on iOS now too. The Kagi search engine people have made a mobile browser (Orion) that supports Firefox and Chrome plugins!
My web browsing experience has drastically improved since I was finally able to get uBO back since my switch away from Android.
Is there anything for all the "subscribe to newsletter" popups on news sites and online stores?
Yes, those should be included under "Annoyances"
I occasionally do searches to see if there's a blocker for those obnoxious, "Do you want to use the app?" lightboxes. To no avail. 😿
AdGuard has a filter list for Mobile App Banners.
You can make your own filters. Press the zap button to temporarily block something (to test) and the eyedropper to permenantly make a filter.
I try that in uBlock from time to time, but I still can't seem to get it quite right. Testing in Duolingo right now, I set it to get rid of the app popup, as well as the semitransparent overlay that darkens the whole page. But there's still some element on the page that restricts me from scrolling until I tap on the page. It's an improvement, but still not quite there yet.
I just imported it, and still have to tap before I can swipe. I also checked eBay after importing, and that app banner still pops up.
Is "lightbox" another word for "modal"?
I had to look up 'html modal', yeah it sounds like the same thing. I learned web dev back in the xhtml days. Back then those kinds of boxes were only beginning to see popular usage, and there was no official tag for making them.
Ublock Origin also has a section called annoyances, some of those lists probably block them.
I've already gone through and toggled on virtually all of the filter lists.
get the consent-o-matic plugin as well. it automaticly denies concent on most mainstream sites. you can even set the level.
DandelionSprout also has a fantastic collection of lists that i use regularly. https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt
I switched to AdNauseam and can't tell any difference. And apparently AdNauseam actively is a hindrance to the ads instead of merely blocking them. Can anyone elaborate?
Kinda depends on your perspective. It costs advertisers money and pays the website you're visiting. If it's a shitty site with a lot of ads, you're effectively encouraging them putting in more ads. Since you're "clicking" on every ad, and it's not affecting your experience, it sends a message that stuffing the page with all those ads is good for revenue. It also just charges advertisers. I don't personally think running ads inherently makes a company bad, so in my opinion clicking on ads out of spite so they get charged for a useless click is kind of not a great solution imho. It seems like it kinda benefits the wrong people, unless you're exclusively going to great websites running ads for terrible companies.
It only clicks tracking ads to feed them garbage data and leaves ethical ads alone.
That's basically it, it just creates a ton of traffic from your system by clicking on every ad as it blocks them.
The idea being you 'hide in the noise' essentially. I'm not sure how well that works though.
Ublock is truly one of the 8 technological Wonders of the world.
Every time I accidentally open another browser, I puke a little bit. I wonder how is it possible to live without uBlock Origin.
What are the other 7?
Linux Kernel. Blender. And the other 5 are still undiscovered.
Firefox, since it's the last truly good non-google-controlled browser, I think. And it didn't just actively try to destroy ublock origin and other ad blocking plugins.