Brave won't block ads on investigationdiscovery.com

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Description of the issue:

Brave browser won’t block ads on investigationdiscovery.com

Exact URL of the website in question:

Example: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/evil-lives-here-investigation-discovery/deadly-fetish

Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave

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Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no)

Yes.

Even when when “aggressively block trackers & ads” is set, it won’t block the ads.
Not even Adblockplus is able to.
Not even protonvpn ad blocking is effective.

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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?

Yes.

Brave version (check About Brave):

Version 1.46.144 Chromium: 108.0.5359.128 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Windows 10 x64

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@TDK I think this a commercial from the content provider. Brave does not block commercials. The only way to not see commercials is to subscribe to any commercial free subscription service the provider may have.

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Then this is something youtube will implement eventually. sad times.

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Brave’s feature to Block ads are its selling point! what you mean it dont?!?!

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That’s what i thought. i’m not too convinced that it’s something can’t be done.

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Brave blocks many type ads, 3rd party ads, pop-up ads, overlaid ads, plus but they do not block commercial ads for copyrighted, paywalled content. Maybe this has changed. You could tag Brave support and ask for clarification.

Posting a link that may help differentiate between the types of ads Brave does and doesn’t block. Again, maybe this has changed. I am not aware of any changes but I haven’t been as active recently as in the past.

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Looking into it, unsure if its blockable still or not

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@fanboynz Please clarify what you mean when you say “unsure if its blockable still or not”. Do you mean, if possible, Brave will block ads (commercials) from providers of cable/network TV content accessible online? So basically, are you saying Brave will, or will try, to block ads from any content provider (no exceptions) even if the content is paywalled?

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Bump up for visibility.

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