Brave Shields Filters and Adblock Lists

Brave Default Lists and Directory Catalog of Opt-in Filter Lists

1. Default Lists

   • Brave Default Lists

2. Default and Opt-in Catalog

   • Brave Default and Opt-in Catalog
   • Sources listed under "uuid": "default" are default enabled by Brave.

3. Brave Adblock Lists

   • Brave Adblock Lists

Opt-in Filter Lists (Enabled in Shields > Content Filters > Filter lists)

Enablement of the numbered options includes the lists below it.

1. EasyList Cookie

   • Fanboy's Cookie Monster
   • uBlock Origin Annoyances Cookies
   • Brave Cookie Specific

2. Fanboy's Annoyances + uBO Annoyances

   • Fanboy's Annoyances
   • uBlock Origin Annoyances Cookies
   • uBlock Origin Annoyances Others

3. Brave Experimental Adblock Rules

   • Experimental Adblock Rules
   • This list blocks twitch video ads using twitch.tv##+js(vaft-ublock-origin) scriptlet. If enabled, remove twitch.tv##+js(twitch-videoad) from custom filters.

4. Brave AdGuard URL Tracking Protection Filters

   • AdGuard URL Tracking Protection

5. Brave Bypass Paywalls Clean

   • Bypass Paywalls Clean
   • This list supports less sites than the extension/add-on, See Bypass Paywalls Chrome Clean Extension

Custom Filters

Custom filters can be created in Brave by navigating to brave://settings/shields/filters and selecting "Create custom filters":

// GitHub Filters
! 2023-02-10 github.com
@@||collector.github.com/github/collect$other,first-party

// DuckDuckGo Filters
! 2023-02-11 duckduckgo.com
@@||improving.duckduckgo.com/t/*$other,first-party
@@||improving.duckduckgo.com/t/trmx$other,first-party

// Twitch Ads
twitch.tv##+js(twitch-videoad)

// Delayed Loading
||cdn.ampproject.org/v0.js$script,redirect=ampproject_v0.js

// Gmail Tracking
*/cleardot.gif$image,redirect=1x1.gif
*/cleardot.gif$xmlhttprequest,redirect=1x1.gif

// External Images
||googleusercontent.com/proxy$domain=mail.google.com

// Disable PWA Button in Firefox Mobile
!#if env_mobile
*$csp=manifest-src 'none'
!#endif

// YouTube Filters
/annotations_module.js$script,important,domain=youtube.com
/endscreen.js$script,important,domain=youtube.com
youtube.com##.ytp-time-seeking
youtube.com##ytd-channel-video-player-renderer:remove()
dQw4w9WgXcQ$document,xhr,domain=youtube.com
youtube.com##+js(set, ytInitialPlayerResponse.auxiliaryUi.messageRenderers.upsellDialogRenderer.isVisible, false)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytInitialData.overlay.upsellDialogRenderer.isVisible, false)
youtube.com##+js(json-prune, [].playerResponse.auxiliaryUi.messageRenderers.upsellDialogRenderer auxiliaryUi.messageRenderers.upsellDialogRenderer)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytInitialData.topbar.desktopTopbarRenderer.interstitial.consentBumpRenderer.forceConsent, false)
youtube.com##+js(json-prune, [].response.topbar.desktopTopbarRenderer.interstitial.consentBumpRenderer topbar.desktopTopbarRenderer.interstitial.consentBumpRenderer)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytInitialData.topbar.desktopTopbarRenderer.interstitial.consentBumpV2Renderer, undefined)
youtube.com##+js(json-prune, [].response.overlay.consentBumpV2Renderer topbar.desktopTopbarRenderer.interstitial.consentBumpV2Renderer overlay.consentBumpV2Renderer response.overlay.consentBumpV2Renderer)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytInitialData.onResponseReceivedEndpoints, undefined)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytInitialData.desktopTopbar.desktopTopbarRenderer.interstitial.consentBumpV2Renderer, undefined)
www.youtube.com##.ytp-caption-segment,.ytp-subtitles-button

// Old Reddit
reddit.com##.redesign-beta-optin
reddit.com##.gilded-icon, .give-gold-button
reddit.com##.onboardingbar
!#if env_mobile
reddit.com##.EUCookieNotice
!#endif

// Wikipedia
wikipedia.org###p-lang ul > .interlanguage-link:not(.interwiki-en):not(.interwiki-pl)

// Mozilla Forums
forums.mozillazine.org##a:visited[href^="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi"]:style(color: red !important;)
forums.mozillazine.org##+js(remove-attr, target, a[target="_blank"])

// Disqus
disqus.com###reactions

// uAssets
||report-uri.com^$all,important

// Localhost Benchmark
@@||localhost:8080/requests_top500$xhr

// Reddit Noise in Mod Log
reddit.com###siteTable.modactionlisting.sitetable .modactions.editflair:nth-ancestor(2)

// Reddit Telemetry
||redditstatic.com/shreddit/en-US/*telemetry*.js

// Code Testing Exploitation
||sentry.io^$3p,important
||bugsnag.com^$3p,important

// IDN Protection
||xn--$doc,frame

// Annoying Scrolling
morele.net##+js(set, scrollTo, noopFunc)

// Telepolis
|https://www.telepolis.pl/|$csp=img-src 'none'
||www.telepolis.pl/next/*$xhr,domain=www.telepolis.pl

Paywall Filter Lists

If not using the BPC extension, these URLs can be added to filter paywalls in Shields > Content Filters > Add custom filter lists:

1. Bypass Paywalls Clean
2. Paywall Remover List
3. Anti-Paywall

Bypass Paywalls Chrome Clean Extension

Load this extension unpacked in Brave. An experimental opt-in list can be enabled in Brave Settings > Shields > Content Filters > Filter lists but does not block as effectively as the extension.

1. Supported Websites and Installation Instructions

   • Extension README

2. Python Script for Updating the Extension

   • Update Script
     • Configure DOWNLOAD_DIR to match the installation location of the extension.
     • Create a shell alias for updates: e.g. alias bpcupdate="python3 ~/macsetup/_scripts/bpcupdate.py"
     • Run updates with $ bpcupdate.