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Report it on ublock origins github, gets fixed pretty quickly from my experience

I handle them by realising that whatever they have, it's not worth disabling the blocker for, so fuck them.

Ublock > block element

Block third party scripts and third party frames.

Works wonders every time.

I go to element picker and then I just delete the thing.

If it doesn't fix the issue and let me scroll or whatever, then I just leave. If it works, then great.

I avoid the site.

I try and use the right click>inspect, and just delete stuff and see what happens

The back button

With more adblock (filter lists).

Go to uBO's dashboard, disable scripts, reload. Or just set browser to Reader Mode. Somehow, works over 75% of the time.

If they deserve it (e.g. 404media) I'll drop it. Else it's abandoned.

I close the tab.

Most the sites that have that 'feature' usually have a link that says " Continue without disabling adblock" but if I can't find that I use the next site in my search.

You close the tab, and block the domain completely

I use uMatrix (uBlock's big brother), so sites that do this generally lose first-party JS privileges real fast.

Many sites work best with NoScript because the anti AdBlock is done by JavaScript.

(Of course that doesn't always work, but when it does, great.)

If I know the information isn't available anywhere else and I really need it, I use a temporary unrestricted browser profile.

Otherwise, Ctrl+w it is.

90% close it, bye 10% try archive.is if it doesn't work, bye

I usually switch to reader mode if uBlock Origin doesn't do the trick

I hit the X

Search for the headline on a search engine and read the article elsewhere. Usually these news sites just copy and paste the article and slap a different website name on it.

Well, if it's not something I really want to see, I just close it. If I do want to see it, then:

• if I'm on my laptop, I open dev tools and remove the element blocking other interaction
• if I'm on my phone or the above doesn't work on laptop, I open an anonymous window, disable adblock, read/watch/whatever the content, enable adblock, close anonymous window

I do and same for other kinds of annoyances, like the recent trend of "pay us or give us consent to mine your data".

If it's something I really want and using crypt(dot)cc or whatever it is with the captcha like puzzles with the alien like creatures, I disable and make sure to re-enable when done. Otherwise I go away.

For other sites, if I cannot element destroy it and see the content, I'm outta there as fast as a deadbeat who just found out his girlfriend is pregnant.

Surprised nobody's mentioned this: https://reek.github.io/anti-adblock-killer/

Haven’t seen anyone mention this, but a lot of the times if you’re quick you can just click reader mode and the whole page loads.

Big sites have caught onto this unfortunately, but sometimes switching to reader mode is a quick bypass. Putting the link in archive.is usually works, that's what I do if it's urgent local news (eg when my state is flooded or frozen or perhaps on fire)

I guess rethinking the browser metaphor could help.

Like who tells you that ads couldnt just be displayed on an invisible popup window? Or a second screen?

Those sites generally detect if you dont load certain content. So I guess cosmetic filtering (downloading but not displaying) could already help

Usually, I’m on mobile, so either reader mode or Hide Distracting Items.

The rest of the time, I just find another source.

Block scripts, using whatever you want to use. I use Brave (queue criticism)

I like to open them in either its own browser or a virtual machines browser. One that wipes it's cache/tracking/etc each time you exit. Its not great but at least it sandboxes it a bit in an area not connected to any of my other data

I create a ublock filter. Out of interest, what exotic media are you trying to find specifically that requires using those sites?