Is this happening to you? You are visiting a website and 1) no images appear or 2) the "Store" link or other functionality is broken or 3) the site is telling you it's having trouble redirecting you and you should disable your ad blocker.
If so, your ad blocker is not to blame. There's a war going on, and users and ad blockers are caught in the middle. The history of this war is fascinating reading if you're interested in the gory details of online advertising. If you're not into bloody histories, here's a quick summary:
On one side are the folks who maintain EasyList. Their goal is to block ads for people who choose to use an ad blocker, preferably without breaking the websites. On the other side are websites using a particularly bad advertising network called Yavli. They are exploiting EasyList allowlists to circumvent ad blocking, by hosting Yavli ads locally rather than getting them from a third-party server. This makes the ads impossible to block without also blocking non-ad images on the sites. EasyList has been responding by removing the allowlist filters for their sites, blocking all images and breaking some site links. Basically, the website owners are deliberately breaking site functionality in the hope that visitors will blame their ad blockers and stop using them.
There is a workaround, but neither we nor the EasyList authors recommend using it. If you really want the site to be fully functional, you can allowlist it using the custom filters below. You will also see ads, however. If you don't like it, see "What you can do to help" below.
How to allowlist these sites in AdBlock
Note: If you use Adblock Plus, paste the custom filters in the "Add your own filters" tab.
If you use uBlock Origin, there's a different workaround. Apply the yavli-defuser.js script as directed in this forum post.
- Click the AdBlock icon and select Options (gear icon), then click the Customize tab.
- Click Edit to open the custom filters box.
- Paste the filters below, replacing "DOMAIN" with the domain of the site you're visiting.
- Click Save.
- Reload the page you're trying to view.
If images aren't being shown
Copy this if the problem affects a single domain (website):
@@||netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/$image,domain=DOMAIN
Copy this if multiple sites you regularly visit are affected:
@@||netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/$image,domain=DOMAIN1|DOMAIN2|DOMAIN3|...
If a store link doesn't work
Copy this to get store and other links working on every site reported to EasyList as of this writing:
@@|http://$popup,third-party,domain=100percentfedup.com|activistpost.com|addictinginfo.org|alfonzorachel.com|allenbwest.com|allenwestrepublic.com|allthingsvegas.com|americansublime.com|askmefast.com|auntyacid.com|barbwire.com|bestfunnyjokes4u.com|bighealthreport.com|bipartisan.report|bipartisanreport.com|boredpanda.com|breaking911.com|breathecast.com|bulletsfirst.net|buzzlamp.com|celebrity-gossip.net|clashdaily.com|classicalite.com|collapse.news|comicallyincorrect.com|conservativebyte.com|conservativeintel.com|conservativetribune.com|conservativevideos.com|constitution.com|coviral.com|cowboybyte.com|craigjames.com|creepybasement.com|crossmap.com|cyberwar.news|dailyfeed.co.uk|dailyheadlines.net|dailyhealthpost.com|dailysurge.com|damnlol.com|dccrimestories.com|deneenborelli.com|dennismichaellynch.com|digitaljournal.com|eaglerising.com|earnthenecklace.com|enstarz.com|evil.news|faithit.com|fitnessconnoisseur.com|foreverymom.com|freedom.news|freedomdaily.com|freedomforce.com|freedomoutpost.com|genfringe.com|girlsjustwannahaveguns.com|glitch.news|godfatherpolitics.com|gopocalypse.org|gosocial.co|gossipgirl.com|groopspeak.com|guardianlv.com|guns.news|gymflow100.com|hallels.com|hautereport.com|headcramp.com|healthstatus.com|hellou.co.uk|hispolitica.com|hngn.com|honesttopaws.com|hypable.com|ifyouonlynews.com|infowars.com|instigatornews.com|janmorganmedia.com|jobsnhire.com|joeforamerica.com|juicerhead.com|justdiy.com|kdramastars.com|keepandbear.com|kpopstarz.com|lastresistance.com|latinpost.com|legalinsurrection.com|liberty.news|libertyalliance.com|libertyunyielding.com|lidblog.com|listverse.com|medicine.news|mentalflare.com|millionpictures.co|minutemennews.com|musictimes.com|myscienceacademy.org|natural.news|naturalblaze.com|naturalnews.com|naturalsociety.com|natureworldnews.com|newseveryday.com|newsthump.com|oddee.com|opednews.com|parentherald.com|patriotoutdoornews.com|patriottribune.com|patriotupdate.com|pickthebrain.com|pitgrit.com|politicaloutcast.com|politichicks.com|practicallyviral.com|profitconfidential.com|quirlycues.com|realfarmacy.com|realmomsrealreviews.com|realtytoday.com|redhotchacha.com|redmaryland.com|returnofkings.com|reverbpress.com|reviveusa.com|rightwingnews.com|robotics.news|shark-tank.com|shedthoselbs.com|skrillionaire.com|slender.news|sonsoflibertymedia.com|spectator.org|sportsmole.co.uk|stevedeace.com|stupid.news|techconsumer.com|techtimes.com|theblacksphere.net|theboredmind.com|thecountrycaller.com|thefreethoughtproject.com|thegatewaypundit.com|thelastlineofdefense.org|thelibertarianrepublic.com|themattwalshblog.com|thepoke.co.uk|therealside.com|theviralmob.com|tinypic.com|tosavealife.com|traileraddict.com|truththeory.com|twisted.news|universityherald.com|usherald.com|valuewalk.com|vampirediaries.com|vcpost.com|victoriajackson.com|videogamesblogger.com|viralnova.com|viralthread.com|visiontoamerica.com|wakingtimes.com|whatzbuzzing.com|winningdemocrats.com|woundedamericanwarrior.com|xtribune.com|youngcons.com|yourtango.com|youthhealthmag.com
What sites are affected?
As of this writing, this issue has been reported for the following domains:
100percentfedup.com activistpost.com addictinginfo.org alfonzorachel.com allenbwest.com allenwestrepublic.com allthingsvegas.com americansublime.com askmefast.com auntyacid.com barbwire.com bestfunnyjokes4u.com bighealthreport.com bipartisan.report bipartisanreport.com boredpanda.com breaking911.com breathecast.com bulletsfirst.net buzzlamp.com celebrity-gossip.net clashdaily.com classicalite.com collapse.news comicallyincorrect.com conservativebyte.com conservativeintel.com conservativetribune.com conservativevideos.com constitution.com coviral.com cowboybyte.com craigjames.com creepybasement.com crossmap.com cyberwar.news dailyfeed.co.uk dailyheadlines.net dailyhealthpost.com dailysurge.com damnlol.com dccrimestories.com deneenborelli.com dennismichaellynch.com digitaljournal.com eaglerising.com earnthenecklace.com enstarz.com evil.news faithit.com fitnessconnoisseur.com foreverymom.com freedom.news freedomdaily.com freedomforce.com freedomoutpost.com | genfringe.com girlsjustwannahaveguns.com glitch.news godfatherpolitics.com gopocalypse.org gosocial.co gossipgirl.com groopspeak.com guardianlv.com guns.news gymflow100.com hallels.com hautereport.com headcramp.com healthstatus.com hellou.co.uk hispolitica.com hngn.com honesttopaws.com hypable.com ifyouonlynews.com infowars.com instigatornews.com janmorganmedia.com jobsnhire.com joeforamerica.com juicerhead.com justdiy.com kdramastars.com keepandbear.com kpopstarz.com lastresistance.com latinpost.com legalinsurrection.com liberty.news libertyalliance.com libertyunyielding.com lidblog.com medicine.news mentalflare.com millionpictures.co minutemennews.com musictimes.com myscienceacademy.org natural.news naturalblaze.com naturalnews.com naturalsociety.com natureworldnews.com newseveryday.com newsthump.com oddee.com opednews.com parentherald.com patriotoutdoornews.com patriottribune.com patriotupdate.com pickthebrain.com pitgrit.com politicaloutcast.com politichicks.com pornhub.com practicallyviral.com profitconfidential.com quirlycues.com | realfarmacy.com realmomsrealreviews.com realtytoday.com redhotchacha.com redmaryland.com returnofkings.com reverbpress.com reviveusa.com rightwingnews.com robotics.news shark-tank.com shedthoselbs.com skrillionaire.com slender.news sonsoflibertymedia.com spectator.org sportsmole.co.uk stevedeace.com stupid.news techconsumer.com techtimes.com theblacksphere.net theboredmind.com thecountrycaller.com thefreethoughtproject.com thegatewaypundit.com thelastlineofdefense.org thelibertarianrepublic.com themattwalshblog.com thepoke.co.uk therealside.com theviralmob.com tinypic.com tosavealife.com traileraddict.com truththeory.com twisted.news universityherald.com usherald.com valuewalk.com vampirediaries.com vcpost.com victoriajackson.com videogamesblogger.com viralnova.com viralthread.com visiontoamerica.com wakingtimes.com whatzbuzzing.com winningdemocrats.com woundedamericanwarrior.com xtribune.com youngcons.com yourtango.com youthhealthmag.com |
What you can do to help
Email or tweet at the website owners and demand they stop using Yavli ads (or at least host them other than on their site). Refer them to this post on the EasyList forum. It probably won't help, but it might make you feel better.
For website owners and administrators
Please see this post in the EasyList blog.
Seeing "We are having trouble redirecting you, try disabling adblock" when you try to log in to Pornhub.com?
It's not clear yet (at least not to us) whether this issue is related to Yavli's war with EasyList. The symptom is similar, but the workaround provided above may or may not work. If you try it and it works, please let us know in the feedback for this article. Thanks! A little more information about the redirect error is provided in this Knowledge Base article.