If it helps, this seems to be the block of code controlling that area:
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<div class="adblock-modal adblock" style="">[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <aside class="adblock-notice">[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <div class="ctrl"><button class="close" data-action="close">Close</button></div>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <h2><span class="logo"></span></h2>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <div class="adblock-container main">[/font][/size]
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[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]</div> </div>[/font][/size]
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[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <div class="adblock-container instructions">[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <p><strong>How to disable your ad blocker for <span class="site-url">independent.co.uk</span></strong></p>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<h3 class="ad-block-icon"> Adblock / Adblock Plus</h3>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>Click the Adblock/Adblock Plus icon, which is to the right of your address bar.</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>On Adblock click "Don't run on pages on this domain".</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>On Adblock Plus click "Enabled on this site" to disable ad blocking for the current website you are on. If you are in Firefox click "disable on <span class="site-url">independent.co.uk</span>".</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]</ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<h3 class="firefox-icon">Firefox Tracking Protection</h3>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>If you are Private Browsing in Firefox, "Tracking Protection" may cause the adblock notice to show. It can be temporarily disabled by clicking the "shield" icon in the address bar.</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]</ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<h3 class="ghostery-icon">Ghostery</h3>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>Click the Ghostery icon.</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>In versions before 6.0 click "whitelist site".</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>In version 6.0 click "trust site" or add <span class="site-url">independent.co.uk</span> to your Trusted Site list.</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>In versions before 6.0 you will see the message "Site is whitelisted".</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>Click "reload the page to see your changes".</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]</ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<h3 class="ublock-icon">uBlock</h3>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS]<ul>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>Click the uBlock icon.</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>Then click the big power button to whitelist the current web site, and its state will be remembered next time you visit the web site.</li>[/font][/size]
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS] <li>Then reload the page.</li>[/font][/size]
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I've tried systematically disabling things in the "Content blocking" section and they've had no effect, sadly.