itv.com: ads / detection / breakages

[daniel72100]

Prerequisites

• This is NOT a YouTube, Facebook, Twitch or a shortener/hosting site report. These sites MUST be reported by clicking their respective links.
• I read and understand the policy about what is a valid filter issue.
• I verified that this issue is not a duplicate. (Use this button to find out.)
• 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 additional filter lists, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without enabling additional filter lists.
• I do not have custom filters/rules, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without custom filters/rules.
• I am not using uBlock Origin along with other content blockers.
• I have verified that the web browser's built-in content blocker/tracking protection, network wide/DNS blocking, or my VPN is not causing the issue.
• I have verified that other extensions are not causing the issue.
• If this is about a breakage or detection, I have verified that it is caused by uBlock Origin and isn't a site issue.
• I did not answer truthfully to ALL the above checkboxes.

URL address of the web page

https://www.itv.com/watch/agatha-christie's-poirot/L0830/L0830a0017

Category

detection

Description

ITV can detect Ublocker and ask to deactivate it

Other extensions used

none

Screenshot(s)

Screenshot(s)

Configuration

uBlock Origin: 1.58.0
Firefox: 127
filterset (summary):
 network: 140187
 cosmetic: 47339
 scriptlet: 20285
 html: 1862
listset (total-discarded, last-updated):
 default:
  user-filters: 0-0, never
  ublock-filters: 39280-119, now
  ublock-badware: 9460-1, now
  ublock-privacy: 1028-4, now
  ublock-unbreak: 2448-2, now
  ublock-quick-fixes: 152-3, now
  easylist: 86900-168, now
  easyprivacy: 52897-70, now
  urlhaus-1: 15470-0, 42m
  plowe-0: 3546-990, now
filterset (user): [empty]
userSettings: [none]
hiddenSettings: [none]
supportStats:
 allReadyAfter: 236 ms (selfie)
 maxAssetCacheWait: 43 ms
 cacheBackend: indexedDB
popupPanel:
 blocked: 7
 network:
  amplitude.com: 6
  googletagmanager.com: 1
 extended:
  ##+js(json-prune, Playlist.ContentBreaks)
  ##+js(no-window-open-if)

[1rv1n3]

Active across itv.com (changed as of 17th July)

[stephenhawk8054]

I can't reproduce the breakage. I went to https://www.itv.com/, clicked on this show https://www.itv.com/watch/changing-ends/10a3919/10a3919a0007 and the video played normally for me. I went to the positions that have the dots which are the ads break points, and it skipped the ads correctly for me.

[Fit4GHub]

Weird I just tested it too and its not doing it now, hmmmm, if it does it again I'll try and use the UBO logger to capture what's going on.

Meanwhile thanks for looking into it again and I'll only update this again if the issue lasts longer than say 3 days to avoid wasting peoples time.

Many thanks.

[Kevbar3]

Can anyone help fix this detection? im using the most up to date filter lists and no other extensions/vpn etc. but it always detects it when i try play something and asks to disable before it can play

[stephenhawk8054]

Test again in a new browser profile with only uBO and its default settings.

[Kevbar3]

Test again in a new browser profile with only uBO and its default settings.

I've just tested in a new browser profile and installed a fresh uBO and it worked! so i reset mine to default settings and its now working. Thanks!

[stephenhawk8054]

Please respect the prerequisites

• I did not enable additional filter lists, or I have verified that the issue still occurs without enabling additional filter lists.