Us_25
May 21, 2022, 4:10pm
1
Description of the issue: Im scrolling normally on reddit and yes, there are no ads. But the audio of the video adds still play, even if there is no video.
Exact URL of the website in question: reddit.com
Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave: N/A
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? Yes
Brave version (check About Brave): (Spanish)
opened 11:19PM - 03 May 22 UTC
closed 08:06PM - 07 May 22 UTC
As you scroll through reddit, periodically, in the spots where video ads usually… get inserted, audio from said ads starts playing in the background. Here's a little snippet from the uBlock logger from where it starts:
| +172 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_audio.mp4` |
| +172 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 1 | xhr | `https://gql.reddit.com/` |
| +171 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 1 | xhr | `https://gql.reddit.com/` |
| +170 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_720.mp4` |
| +170 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_audio.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 1 | xhr | `https://gql.reddit.com/` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_audio.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_720.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_audio.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_720.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_audio.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_720.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_480.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_360.mp4` |
| +169 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASH_240.mp4` |
| +168 | | | `www.reddit.com` | 3 | xhr | `https://v.redd.it/67x1yth7adq81/DASHPlaylist.mpd?a=1654211122%2CZTY2NDYyMGUzYjIzN2YwNzIyZGI4MjU1YTQ0MjA4NmEwYjc4OTc2MjlmNDczMDFjZWJlN2U0OGMwZjRhNzJhYw%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd` |
Related, we had no way without causing issues (false positives). Using old.reddit.com is still my go-to.
system
June 20, 2022, 10:59pm
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