njelich/LinkOff

Two filters not working as expected

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#105 opened on Jul 30, 2026

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Description

Two problems:

  1. On the main LinkedIn feed, "Commented On" posts are not being filtered out, despite having set the "Hide commented on by connections" flag in LinkOff. All other filters appear to be working fine.
  2. Despite setting the "Hide promoted" in the jobs section in LinkOff, promoted jobs are not getting filtered.
    2.a. They are not filtered from the first jobs related screen in LinkedIn where it offers suggestions and other junk.
    2.b. They are also not filtered out of the list of jobs returned if I do a search. I found one workaround for removing them from the list of jobs returned for a search by 1) running the search; 2) go to LinkOff and turn off the Hide Promoted flag 3) refresh the browser window 4) turn the Hide Promoted flag back on in LinkOff 5) refresh the browser again. This workaround does not persist though, you would need to re-do it every time you did a job search, so it is not a long term fix.

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • Linux Mint
  • Brave 1.92.144

If you need any more info to recreate it, just let me know.

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Research direction
Start by examining the content script that filters LinkedIn feed items. Search for functions related to 'commented on' and 'promoted' flags. Verify the selectors used to detect these posts, as LinkedIn may have changed their DOM structure. Use the browser developer tools to compare the expected and actual elements. Reproduce the issue and add logging to trace the filtering decisions.
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