Odd question and I didn't know where else to post it :D

Moonpie2 · 18 Oct 2017 at 15:49

So, I like reading Kotaku. And I use Chrome.
https://kotaku.com/

However while scrolling through the gaming news, there are little "roundups" plastered in there from other Kinja sites. Jalopnik, Lifehacker, Jezebel, Gizmodo etc etc etc...

Now I'm wondering, is it at all possible through some kind of internet wizardry to block this particular element from appearing?
It's extracting the roundup from here as far as I can tell.
https://kinja.com/kinjaroundup

Basically, I don't want to see agenda pushing headlines when I'm browsing for casual gaming news. Can they be stopped? HELP ME !!!

bledd · 18 Oct 2017 at 15:58

Try..

Adblock Plus, either in Chrome or Firefox

If that doesn't strip enough, then use NoScript in Firefox alongside Adblock Plus.

ABP is all automatic, NS takes some configuring.

Moonpie2 · 18 Oct 2017 at 16:59

I have an ad blocker (not ABP), but it's also not really an ad.
It's just part of the news reel. I thought adding https://kinja.com/kinjaroundup to the internet settings 'restricted sites' might work..... but it didn't

Still, I can give ABP a try and see if it's better than the one I have.

bledd · 19 Oct 2017 at 08:45

If ABP doesn't work, NS will, it blocks linked elements from other websites.

Rainmaker · 19 Oct 2017 at 16:56

As bledd says, an adblocker will sort this. Just use the 'block element' item picker to select the right part of the page and create a rule for it. They don't show up on my browser using uBlock Origin (advanced mode) by default.

Moonpie2 · 20 Oct 2017 at 03:27

Hmmm..... no matter what I do on ABP, it's not blocking that element.
I'll have to give NS a whirl I guess.