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    Adblockers can do more than just block ads, they also allow you to customize websites. As a simple example you can remove the annoying headers on youtube channels that take half the screen:

    It’s also great for news sites. I have a filter to remove articles on topics I don’t care about. I also have rules to prevent these sites from automatically reloading after certain amount of time, something that I find very annoying.

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            You should be able to right click the banner and then click “block element”

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              Huh, I’ve never thought to do that for like a YouTube header. Just those irritating autoplaying videos on web sites that scroll with ya.

              I was thinking there was a way to automatically block all banners there hahaha

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                Oh did it only work on one channel? There’s probably a way to do it that will work on all channels. When I tried the other day too I found that the banner was removed but the space it took up remained so it didn’t really help. But I noticed it gives you the option to edit some CSS/HTML so maybe doing that can make it work.

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            These are the uBlock rules used to block the headers from youtube channels. The ‘about’ tab is intentionally left unfiltered for the cases I actually want to see that information.

            https://pastebin.com/raw/MEUPPs0Z

            edit: had to put the code on pastebin since the code markdown doesn’t seem to work here.

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              That’s awesome, thank you!

              Quick edit: I also like to have the about tab. I do ko-fi or patreon for people that make really awesome stuff hahaha