nytimes.com

[SeriousHoax]

Prerequisites

• This site DOES NOT contain sexually explicit material, otherwise use NSFW-specific form;
• Filters were updated before reproducing an issue;
• AdGuard product version is up-to-date;
• Browser version is up-to-date;
• If the site or app is broken, disabling AdGuard protection resolves an issue.

What product do you use?

AdGuard Browser Extension

AdGuard version

4.2.151

What type of problem have you encountered?

Website or app doesn't work properly

Which browser(s) do you use?

Chrome

Which device do you use?

Desktop

Where is the problem encountered?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/business/economy/us-economy-china.html

What filters do you have enabled?

AdGuard Base filter, AdGuard Tracking Protection filter, AdGuard URL Tracking filter, AdGuard Social Media filter, AdGuard Annoyances filter, Fanboy's Anti-Facebook List

What Stealth Mode options do you have enabled?

No response

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1. I also use "Bypass Paywalls Clean filter". But when Adguard Tracking Protection filter is used, the paywall can not be unlocked. Adg tracking is breaking the functionality of Bypass Paywalls Clean filter.

2. It seems this rule nytimes.com#%#//scriptlet("set-constant", "Navigator.prototype.joinParakeetInterestGroup", "noopFunc") is the culprit. Creating an unblock/allow rule for this one makes the page show the full article. Please do something to make ADG tracking compatible with Bypass Paywall Clean filter in this case.

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[SeriousHoax]

@AdamWr Hi! The issue still remains on my end. I tried deleting cookies for the website but it's still the same. Can you check?

[AdamWr]

Hi,
After updating filters it works correctly on my end.
That's how it looks like with Bypass Paywalls Clean filter enabled:

Screenshot

And with disabled Bypass Paywalls Clean filter:

Screenshot

There were 2 similar rules which when used together caused a problem, but now I cannot reproduce it anymore.

The mentioned rule:

nytimes.com#%#//scriptlet("set-constant", "Navigator.prototype.joinParakeetInterestGroup", "noopFunc")

is required for this issue - #135303 (comment), without it website is broken.

If issue still occurs even after updating filters, then I recommend to add exception to user rules:

nytimes.com#@%#//scriptlet("set-constant", "Navigator.prototype.joinParakeetInterestGroup", "noopFunc")

[SeriousHoax]

Hi, After updating filters it works correctly on my end. That's how it looks like with Bypass Paywalls Clean filter enabled:

Screenshot
And with disabled Bypass Paywalls Clean filter:

Screenshot
There were 2 similar rules which when used together caused a problem, but now I cannot reproduce it anymore.

The mentioned rule:

nytimes.com#%#//scriptlet("set-constant", "Navigator.prototype.joinParakeetInterestGroup", "noopFunc")

is required for this issue - #135303 (comment), without it website is broken.

If issue still occurs even after updating filters, then I recommend to add exception to user rules:

nytimes.com#@%#//scriptlet("set-constant", "Navigator.prototype.joinParakeetInterestGroup", "noopFunc")

I see. Can you try one more thing? For example, for me, after removing nytimes cookie from my browser if I visit the article reported in this issue above then the very first time, the full article is loaded most of the time. But then if I reload the page or go to nytimes home page and click on other articles on the home page then articles become locked again and "Subscribe for $0.25/Week" button appears beside the login button on top right.
Apart from your suggested exception rule, the only other thing that is working for me is this rule suggested by the Bypass Paywall Clean maintainer nytimes.com##+js(cookie-remover, /^/)
But of course, this rule can not be put into Adguard Base filter since it removes cookies every single time.
If you can not reproduce then I'll just keep using it by putting this in user rules.

[AdamWr]

I'm not sure if it's the same issue as described, but if I open article in incognito mode, then sometimes on first visit paywall is not unblocked.
The same happens if I add mentioned exception rule to user rules, or even with whole AdGuard Tracking Protection filter disabled, so probably it's not related to this rule.

[SeriousHoax]

I'm not sure if it's the same issue as described, but if I open article in incognito mode, then sometimes on first visit paywall is not unblocked. The same happens if I add mentioned exception rule to user rules, or even with whole AdGuard Tracking Protection filter disabled, so probably it's not related to this rule.

Yeah, probably it's not related to the rule from AdGuard Tracking Protection filter. I have no issue with it in uBO with Adg tracking enabled. Something else might be causing it. Maybe other Adguard filter maintainers can check?

[AdamWr]

Maybe it's related to this issue - AdguardTeam/AdguardBrowserExtension#2459 (comment)
It looks like that sometimes some rules are not applied.

[SeriousHoax]

Maybe it's related to this issue - AdguardTeam/AdguardBrowserExtension#2459 (comment) It looks like that sometimes some rules are not applied.

Ow okay that could be it. Because in ADG extension log, sometimes on nytimes I don't see Bypass Paywall Clean filter is being applied while on uBO log, it's applied every time. So that's probably the issue here. Hopefully you guys can find a fix soon.

[SeriousHoax]

@AdamWr Hi! BTW the issue of not applying BPC filter on nytimes happens on Adguard Desktop for me also. The comments on the issue you linked above seem to discuss ADG extension only. So just in case I'm letting you know to check out such issues on Adguard Desktop also if it wasn't tested.

[AdamWr]

Hello,
It works fine on my end with AdGuard for Windows and I cannot reproduce such issue like with AdGuard extension.
So, I think that I need more details how to reproduce it.
By the way, the problem is like with extension - it doesn't work only sometimes, or it doesn't work at all?

[SeriousHoax]

Hello, It works fine on my end with AdGuard for Windows and I cannot reproduce such issue like with AdGuard extension. So, I think that I need more details how to reproduce it. By the way, the problem is like with extension - it doesn't work only sometimes, or it doesn't work at all?

Hi! Regarding this nytimes issue, Adguard for Windows is not applying Bypass Paywall Clean filters on the site at all.

Check this:
https://imgur.com/a/NEm4Fyo

This custom filter is also not being applied. Is it compatible with ADG Windows?
nytimes.com##+js(cookie-remover, /^/)

[AdamWr]

As far as I can see on the video, Bypass Paywall Clean filter list is not marked as "trusted", so scriptlets are not applied.
Enabling Trust this filter option should fixes it (after enabling it, updating filter lists might be required).

Screenshot

This custom filter is also not being applied. Is it compatible with ADG Windows?
nytimes.com##+js(cookie-remover, /^/)

As far as I know, it should be compatible and it works on my end.
How exactly do you check whether it works or not?

[SeriousHoax]

As far as I can see on the video, Bypass Paywall Clean filter list is not marked as "trusted", so scriptlets are not applied. Enabling Trust this filter option should fixes it (after enabling it, updating filter lists might be required).

Screenshot

This custom filter is also not being applied. Is it compatible with ADG Windows?
nytimes.com##+js(cookie-remover, /^/)

As far as I know, it should be compatible and it works on my end. How exactly do you check whether it works or not?

Ah, sorry about that. I didn't know that it has to be Trusted to make it work. Yeah, now it's working fine in ADG Windows. I still don't see BPC clean filters in the log though but it's working for sure.
Regarding the user rule cookie filter I also only checked that in the log.
If both of these not showing in the log is a bug then you may see what's going on. But if you can't reproduce then you may ignore my comment.

[AdamWr]

Cosmetic rules (element hiding, scriptlets and JavaScript rules) are not displayed in the filtering log in apps, there is opened task about it - AdguardTeam/CoreLibs#180
Additional information - AdguardTeam/CoreLibs#1784 (comment)