CNET (cnet.com)

Ethical design violations

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• 61 trackers

  Exposes you to third-party sites.

After Better

• 3.7× Safer

  304 requests blocked

• 2.0× Lighter

  1.71 MB saved

• 3.9× Faster

  1.7 minutes saved

Statistics by Better Inspector based on the page as on Saturday, November 10th 2018

Block rules

Hide behavioural ads

CNET loads in all their tracking first-party from their own domain, mixed with functionality, under obfuscated URLs, which makes it impossible to block. So we hide the visible adtech.

- trigger:
  - url-filter: cnet.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - selector: div[data-component="taboola"]
  - type: css-display-none

- trigger:
  - url-filter: www.cnet.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - selector: div[data-component="taboola"]
  - type: css-display-none

Tidy up

Hide gaps left by blocked behavioural ads.

- trigger:
  - url-filter: cnet.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - selector: .ad-nav-ad-plus
  - type: css-display-none

- trigger:
  - url-filter: www.cnet.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - selector: .ad-nav-ad-plus
  - type: css-display-none

About Better

Better is a Safari content blocker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from trackers and malvertising by enforcing the principles of Ethical Design.

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