Ads not being blocked on instagram


Description of the issue:

ads not blocked on instagram even with aggressive shields on

Exact URL of the website in question:

Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave

which one? every third post is an ad

**Did the issue present with [default Shields settings]

yes.

Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off?

yes

Is there a specific Shields configuration that causes the site to break? If so, tell us that configuration. (yes/no):

no

Does the site work as expected when using Chrome?

Don’t know

Brave version (check About Brave):

1.49.128

@UltraViolet I don’t use Instagram, so let me ask. You’re saying the ads are in as posts, right? I’m wondering if they are doing it the same as Facebook (since owned by the Facebook) and disguising ads as content. If so, then I’m assuming it’s as Fanboynz has mentioned about Facebook:

Basically, he’s saying they can’t really code the difference because it couldn’t really read between whether it’s an ad or someone posting something.

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Thanks for the info I guess I’ll have to enable a specific adblock list for the problem

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