in this article, i read a bit about using ~ to create exceptions in a filter rule for ad blockers.
now, i created a rule ||*.com^, which in itself functions to block any .com domains.
however, i would like to add exceptions to this rule, let's say starting with stackoverflow.com.
to this end i have tried variants of ||*.com^|~stackoverflow.com, tho seemingly to no avail - the rule would just break.
has anyone grasped how to apply exceptions to achieve something similar?
You want to exclude domains from your filters, so you need to use the domain= filter option. Specifying filter options:
These options should be separated with a comma (,) after a dollar sign ($) at the end of the filter.
You failed to use the options separator character $. Your filter should be:
||com^$domain=~stackoverflow.com
Notice that I also corrected another mistake in your filter: || means anchor to hostname label. * is not a hostname label, so using || accomplish nothing when followed by a wildcard. Given what you want to achieve with your filter, you want to anchor to com hostname label, hence ||com and the ^ ensure that this is the last label of the domain name.