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Relevant stylesheets here:
thehill.com:  https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_hill_player.1.0.1.css
inkfreenews.com: https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_new_short_player.1.0.0.css

Other affected news sites:
Iowa's Pulse:
Article: https://iowaspulse.com/iowa-manufacturing-investment-big-tax-credits/
[iframe inner document](https://player.instaread.co/player?article=iowa-approves-tax-credits-for-nearly-400m-in-manufacturing-projects&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiowaspulse.com%2Fiowa-manufacturing-investment-big-tax-credits&publication=iowaspulse&is_dark=false&version=1780427400000)
Stylesheet: https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_new_floating_player.1.0.1.css

Star Wars News Net:
Article: https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2026/06/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-and-connections-guide.html
[iframe inner document](https://player.instaread.co/player?article=the-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-and-connections-guide&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.starwarsnewsnet.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fthe-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-and-connections-guide.html&publication=starwarsnewsnet&is_dark=true&version=1780427700000)
Stylesheet: https://player.instaread.co/css/zmescience_dark_floating.1.0.0.css

Bedford Independent (UK):
Article: https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/bedford-born-connor-tallentire-caps-excellent-us-college-golf-season-with-national-championship-triumph/
[iframe inner document](https://player.instaread.co/player?article=bedford-born-connor-tallentire-caps-excellent-us-college-golf-season-with-national-championship-triumph&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bedfordindependent.co.uk%2Fbedford-born-connor-tallentire-caps-excellent-us-college-golf-season-with-national-championship-triumph&publication=bedfordindependentcouk&version=1780427700000)
Stylesheet: https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_new_short_player.1.0.0.css


The stylesheets are different, but I think they all have this exact same CSS rule.

I think we could fix the issue with an intervention like this, targeting instaread.co and resetting `background-color` on this element...
```
.provider-secondary-background {
          background-color: initial;
 }
```
Hypothetically if there's some instaread flavor that intentionally sets `background-color` in a different CSS rule for this element, then this intervention would be a problem.... but maybe in practice they've all got roughly the same setup?
Relevant stylesheets here, for the news sites that I already linked above:
thehill.com:  https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_hill_player.1.0.1.css
inkfreenews.com: https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_new_short_player.1.0.0.css

Here are some other affected news sites, from skimming https://x.com/Instareads which publicizes sites that are using this embedded iframe:

Iowa's Pulse:
Article: https://iowaspulse.com/iowa-manufacturing-investment-big-tax-credits/
[iframe inner document](https://player.instaread.co/player?article=iowa-approves-tax-credits-for-nearly-400m-in-manufacturing-projects&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiowaspulse.com%2Fiowa-manufacturing-investment-big-tax-credits&publication=iowaspulse&is_dark=false&version=1780427400000)
Stylesheet: https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_new_floating_player.1.0.1.css

Star Wars News Net:
Article: https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2026/06/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-and-connections-guide.html
[iframe inner document](https://player.instaread.co/player?article=the-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-and-connections-guide&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.starwarsnewsnet.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fthe-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-and-connections-guide.html&publication=starwarsnewsnet&is_dark=true&version=1780427700000)
Stylesheet: https://player.instaread.co/css/zmescience_dark_floating.1.0.0.css

Bedford Independent (UK):
Article: https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/bedford-born-connor-tallentire-caps-excellent-us-college-golf-season-with-national-championship-triumph/
[iframe inner document](https://player.instaread.co/player?article=bedford-born-connor-tallentire-caps-excellent-us-college-golf-season-with-national-championship-triumph&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bedfordindependent.co.uk%2Fbedford-born-connor-tallentire-caps-excellent-us-college-golf-season-with-national-championship-triumph&publication=bedfordindependentcouk&version=1780427700000)
Stylesheet: https://player.instaread.co/css/standard_new_short_player.1.0.0.css


The stylesheets are different, but I think they all have this exact same CSS rule.

I think we could fix the issue with an intervention like this, targeting instaread.co and resetting `background-color` on this element...
```
.provider-secondary-background {
          background-color: initial;
 }
```
Hypothetically if there's some instaread flavor that intentionally sets `background-color` in a different CSS rule for this element, then this intervention would be a problem.... but maybe in practice they've all got roughly the same setup?

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