Block sponsored posts in the LinkedIn feed
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// ==UserScript==
// @name LinkedIn unsponsored
// @namespace https://jacobbundgaard.dk
// @version 1.0
// @description Block sponsored posts in the LinkedIn feed
// @match https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
// @grant none
// @inject-into auto
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Selectors
const storySelector = '.feed-shared-update-v2';
const descriptionSelector = '.feed-shared-actor__description, .feed-shared-actor__sub-description';
// Search strings
const searchStrings = {
'da': ['Promoveret'],
'en': ['Promoted']
};
const language = searchStrings.hasOwnProperty(document.documentElement.lang) ? document.documentElement.lang : 'en';
function blockSponsoredPosts() {
const stories = document.querySelectorAll(storySelector);
for (const story of stories) {
if (story.style.display == 'none') {
continue;
}
const descriptions = story.querySelectorAll(descriptionSelector);
for (const description of descriptions) {
const descriptionContent = description.innerText.trim();
if (searchStrings[language].find(searchString => searchString == descriptionContent)) {
console.debug('Blocked sponsored story', story);
story.style.display = 'none';
}
}
}
}
const observer = new MutationObserver(blockSponsoredPosts);
observer.observe(document.body, {
'childList': true,
'subtree': true
});
blockSponsoredPosts();
})();