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LinkedIn unsponsored

Block sponsored posts in the LinkedIn feed

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         LinkedIn unsponsored
  3. // @namespace    https://jacobbundgaard.dk
  4. // @version      1.3
  5. // @description  Block sponsored posts in the LinkedIn feed
  6. // @match        https://www.linkedin.com/feed/*
  7. // @grant        none
  8. // @inject-into  content
  9. // ==/UserScript==
  10.  
  11. (function() {
  12.     'use strict';
  13.  
  14.     // Selectors
  15.     const storySelector = '.feed-shared-update-v2';
  16.     const descriptionSelector = '.feed-shared-actor__description, .feed-shared-actor__sub-description';
  17.  
  18.     // Search strings
  19.     const searchStrings = {
  20.         'da': ['Promoveret'],
  21.         'en': ['Promoted'],
  22.         'es': ['Promocionado'],
  23.         'fr': ['Post sponsorisé']
  24.     };
  25.   
  26.     const language = searchStrings.hasOwnProperty(document.documentElement.lang) ? document.documentElement.lang : 'en';
  27.  
  28.     function blockSponsoredPosts() {
  29.         const stories = document.querySelectorAll(storySelector);
  30.         for (const story of stories) {
  31.             if (story.style.display == 'none') {
  32.               continue;
  33.             }
  34.  
  35.             const descriptions = story.querySelectorAll(descriptionSelector);
  36.             for (const description of descriptions) {
  37.  
  38.                 const descriptionContent = description.innerText.trim();
  39.                 if (searchStrings[language].find(searchString => searchString == descriptionContent)) {
  40.  
  41.                     console.debug('Blocked sponsored story', story);
  42.                     story.style.display = 'none';
  43.                 }
  44.             }
  45.         }
  46.     }
  47.  
  48.     const observer = new MutationObserver(blockSponsoredPosts);
  49.     observer.observe(document.body, {
  50.         'childList': true,
  51.         'subtree': true
  52.     });
  53.   
  54.     blockSponsoredPosts();
  55. })();