LinkedIn unsponsored

Block sponsored posts in the LinkedIn feed

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You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         LinkedIn unsponsored
// @namespace    https://jacobbundgaard.dk
// @version      1.3
// @description  Block sponsored posts in the LinkedIn feed
// @match        https://www.linkedin.com/feed/*
// @grant        none
// @inject-into  content
// ==/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'],
        'es': ['Promocionado'],
        'fr': ['Post sponsorisé']
    };
  
    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();
})();