Can't block related images on Google Images using uBlacklist v9.7.0

[TigerEye35]

Bug Description

Hello everyone, this is my very first post on GitHub!
Alright, I'm using Google Chrome on the latest version of Windows 10, and it seems like uBlacklist v9.7.0 refuses to let me block related images by not displaying 🚫 at the top right of all related images in each main image. I did disable all other extensions and nothing happened to the related images. The screenshots in my Bug post should help explain what happened, like this one from May 13th, 2026.

Steps to Reproduce

.1 Open Google Chrome.
.2 Go to Google Images by clicking on the word "Images" besides the 9 dots at the top right of Google.
.3 Type whatever in the search bar and press enter, iPhone 17, Roller coaster, etc.
.4 After you search something on Google Images, just click on an image and scroll down to related images.

Expected Behavior

Related images in Google Images should also display 🚫 like on all main images so I can blacklist them. This screenshot of a video I recorded on October 9th, 2025, shows that they used to be blockable from v8.10.0 to v8.12.0.

Actual Behavior

After v8.12.0, the blacklisted sites started to show their images in related images despite the 13 websites being blacklisted like shown in the 1st screenshot, and 🚫 isn't visible in here too.

Browser

Chrome 148.0.7778.168

uBlacklist Version

9.7.0

Search Engine

Google

Additional Context

To be honest, there's 2 other seemly overlooked posts regarding the same bug, and I do hope that this bug about unblockable related images on Google Images will be fixed in the next update.
#695
#716

Checklist

• I have searched existing discussions and issues to ensure this bug hasn't been reported before
• I have tried disabling other extensions to isolate the issue

[haborite]

I opened another discussion that may be related to this issue:

#810

In my case, uBlacklist fails only for one specific Google account, presumably because Google serves a different SERP DOM variant depending on the account.

One important thing to check may be whether the behavior changes when logged out of Google. If uBlacklist works correctly only when logged out, the issue may also be tied to account-specific DOM variants.

It may also help to inspect and save the HTML of the page where uBlacklist does not work as expected. Comparing the DOM structure between working and non-working cases could help identify the root cause.

[iorate]

uBlacklist is traditionally a tool for blocking search results. I had some doubt about whether related images count as search results, so I intentionally did not carry this over when migrating to the SERPINFO-based implementation in v9. For now, you can block them by adding an entry for related images to your My SERPINFO. Whether to include this in the builtin SERPINFO is something I'll consider later.

name: My SERPINFO
pages:
  - name: Image Search
    matches:
      - https://www.google.com/search?*
    includeRegex: "[?&]udm=2(&|$)"
    userAgent: desktop
    results:
      - name: Related Image
        root: [upward, 1, ".ivg-i.my5z3d"]
        url: .LBcIee
        props:
          title: .ddBkwd

[TigerEye35]

Okay so I figured out where's "My SERPINFO" until I found it in "Other search engines" right under "SERPINFO list", then I copied the code you even sent, which I didn't expect that 😅, pasted it inside my SERPINFO box, clicked "save", and did 4 image search results as a test. This resulted in clickable 🚫 becoming visible on all related images that made them surprisingly blockable now 😲, and my SERPINFO works with subscriptions too. So my guess is, this is rather a given workaround than I thought it would be a bug. I do appreciate your very helpful response 😊

[iorate]

While looking into this, I noticed that the mobile version already happens to block related images — the existing selector unintentionally matches them. Given that, I'll go ahead and add desktop support too, somewhat after the fact. It'll ship in the next builtin SERPINFO update.

[iorate]

The builtin SERPINFO has been updated (ublacklist/builtin#54) — related images on Google Images are now blockable on desktop out of the box. You can remove the workaround entry from your My SERPINFO after downloading that. @TigerEye35