inert element attribute

[ph00lt0]

Prerequisites

• I verified that this is not a filter list issue. Report any issues with filter lists or broken website functionality in the uAssets issue tracker.
• This is NOT a YouTube, Facebook or Twitch report. These sites MUST be reported by clicking their respective links.
• This is not a support issue or a question. For support, questions, or help, visit /r/uBlockOrigin.
• I performed a cursory search of the issue tracker to avoid opening a duplicate issue.
• The issue is not present after disabling uBO in the browser.
• I checked the documentation to understand that the issue I am reporting is not normal behavior.

I tried to reproduce the issue when...

• uBO is the only extension.
• uBO uses default lists and settings.
• using a new, unmodified browser profile.

Description

More and more websites block you from interacting with the website if cookie banners are removed using the
inert element attribute. Removing this element makes the websites function again. uBlock Origin does not offer a way in the current filter options to remove such attributes.

A specific URL where the issue occurs.

https://www.asnbank.nl/home.html

Steps to Reproduce

1. apply asnbank.nl###cookieconsent-a
2. go to website asnbank.nl###cookieconsent-a
3. notice that you cannot interact with the website
4. open developer tools and remove the inert attribute
5. notice you can interact with the website again

Expected behavior

Add filter functionality to remove inert attributes in the DOM to stop websites from being frozen when blocking cookie banners.

Troubleshooting information

N/A

[stephenhawk8054]

Does this work?

asnbank.nl##[inert]:remove-attr(inert)

[ph00lt0]

wow damn it seems to be.

[krystian3w]

Such removal doesn't work if the page has 4 steps and everyone rebuilds the DOM using the old Angular (the scriptlet in stay mode doesn't stops on any Angular steps and the attribute disappears (bug to be reproduced in a large sales application of doors of a Polish manufacturer)).

[freezer2022]

Another case: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1hpkxtl/help_needed_ublock_origin_blocking_clicks_after/

[gorhill]

Just report these websites using the chat icon in the popup panel, it's essentially a filter list issue, to be fixed in filter lists, not in uBO. uBO provides the tools for filter list authors to address that sort of issues.

[ph00lt0]

i maintain a filter list lol but i could not figure this one out :D

[gorhill]

Out of curiosity, I see that [inert] applies:

[inert] {
    interactivity: inert !important;
}

interactivity is a new CSS style property currently only available in Chromium-based browsers. Somehow the declarative approach doesn't work:

asnbank.nl##[inert]:style(interactivity: unset !important)

I am guessing a bug in Chromium's early implementation of that property.

[ph00lt0]

it is actually also a problem in gecko based browsers tho, i tested in mullvad browser too

[gorhill]

Looks like it's experimental in Firefox, using different style property name:

Again, declarative approach doesn't work. Removing the attribute with remove-attr filter works same as in Chromium.

[ph00lt0]

i am not sure what you mean by "ra"?
The filter you suggested with interactivity does not work but solution #4001 (comment) does.

[gorhill]

what you mean by "ra"?

Edited my comment.

[krystian3w]

It doesn't work because they are independent of each other.

It is described somewhere in mdn.