Paste into console to block advertisers on Twitter

block-advertisers.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Twitter Advertiser Blocker
// @namespace    http://phocks.org
// @version      0.2.0
// @description  Blocks advertisers on Twitter as you scroll
// @author       @[email protected]
// @match        https://twitter.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=twitter.com
// @grant        none
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
  "use strict";

  let blockedCount = 0;

  function blockAdvertiser() {
    const spans = document.querySelectorAll("span");
    let btn = null;

    for (let span of spans) {
      if (
        span.textContent.includes("Promoted") ||
        span.textContent.includes("Promoted by")
      ) {
        // Are we sure it's not just a tweet that says "Promoted"??
        // Let's try to be more sure. Check for svg promoted icon.
        const divPromoted = span.parentNode.parentNode;
        const svgPromoted = divPromoted.querySelector(
          'svg[viewBox="0 0 24 24"]'
        );
        if (!svgPromoted) continue;

        const svgShape = divPromoted.querySelector(
          '[d="M19.498 3h-15c-1.381 0-2.5 1.12-2.5 2.5v13c0 1.38 1.119 2.5 2.5 2.5h15c1.381 0 2.5-1.12 2.5-2.5v-13c0-1.38-1.119-2.5-2.5-2.5zm-3.502 12h-2v-3.59l-5.293 5.3-1.414-1.42L12.581 10H8.996V8h7v7z"]'
        );
        if (!svgShape) continue;

        btn = span;
        break;
      }
    }

    if (!btn) return;

    const pnt = btn.closest("article");
    if (!pnt) return;

    const someSpans = pnt.querySelectorAll("span");

    someSpans.forEach((span) => {
        if (span.textContent.includes("@")) console.log(span.textContent);
    });

    const more = pnt.querySelector('[role="button"]');
    more.click();

    const block = document.querySelector('[data-testid="block"]');
    block.click();

    const confirm = document.querySelector(
      '[data-testid="confirmationSheetConfirm"]'
    );
    confirm.click();

    blockedCount++;
    console.log("Advertisers blocked:", blockedCount);
  }

  setInterval(() => {
    blockAdvertiser();
  }, 1000);
})();

Twitter's created a response to your script by automatically pushing a popup saying "only premium users deserve an ad-free experience"

I don't need you to update your script, but it would be nice!