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A while back I worked out how to erase the pay-to-win monetization spoor from Reddit and Twitter,

    reddit.com##.awarding-icon
    reddit.com##.awardings-bar
    reddit.com##.give-gold-button
    
    twitter.com##:xpath(//div[contains(@style, "hex-hw-shapeclip-clipconfig")]):style(clip-path: circle(50%) !important)

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Reddit has ended awards (for now). The filter is still applicable for older posts though.

What does the last one do?

I don't know if they still do it, but at the time Twitter charged money to display user avatars in a larger size, and styled as a hexagon. I think they were NFT tie-ins or something? They were difficult to ignore, so I wrote a snippet to turn hexagons back into circles.

[edit]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30012904 ("Twitter Rolls Out NFT Profile Pictures")

Never seen it, if I do and it bothers me I will keep in mind and add this too. Thanks!

I had an extension (that I found here) that transformed all NFT avatars into Jared from Subway. It really takes the edge off of whatever they say. Even the most serious arguments just turn into kids' spats with that picture, it made the site more pleasant to be in.

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