SpeedTest.net Ad Appearing

Description of the issue:

Amazon ad appearing at the bottom.

Exact URL of the website in question:

https://www.speedtest.net/

Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave:

Brave version (check About Brave):

1.67.123

Looks like this is actually a built-in part of the site that they’ve implemented, rather than typical ad placement. You can see it in their message right below the “ads”:

Which is probably why even aggressive Shields settings doesn’t pick it up.
At any rate, for now you can block this yourself using the built in element blocker, or going to Settings --> Shields --> Content filtering and entering
www.speedtest.net##.shadow-bottom in the Create custom filters box (make sure you click Save changes after:

Fix will be out in the next 3-6hrs. Additional Adblock rules won’t be needed.

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