# Facebook related problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917 "2021-08-03T00:58:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917/1 "2021-08-03T00:58:19Z")

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Somehow a certain video/ad has inserted itself right above my contact list on my Facebook page. I have closed it, I have blocked it and I have reported it in every way possible, but to no avail. It is from an outfit called “Charmpf online shop” and I don’t want to see it. Less than a minute after closing it it pops right back up again in the same place. How do I banish this abominable creature from my kingdom?

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917/2 "2021-08-03T03:44:51Z")

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What kind of adblock are you running?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917/3 "2021-08-03T03:46:57Z")

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Newest version of Edge with Adblock Plus. But this video is on Facebook itself.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917/4 "2021-08-03T03:48:42Z")

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Well, last I looked you could point out a specific element on the page to Adblock Plus and tell it it’s an ad, and start blocking it. Since these kinds of things are usually distinct web elements, ABP should be able to catch it. It wouldn’t matter where it’s hosted.

I say “should” because I’m using uBlock Origin so I don’t know anything concrete about ABP.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-related-problem/947917/5 "2021-08-03T03:49:20Z")

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I’ll give it a shot and let you know.  
Waddayouknow-It worked! Thank you.