Google adds new feature to Chrome to block annoying Ads

Some of the ad types that will be blocked include pop-ups, videos that auto-play, and so-called 'pre-stitial' ads that force readers to sit through a count down before they can see the page's contents

Arnima Dwivedi
Published on: 3 Jun 2017 10:49 AM GMT
Google adds new feature to Chrome to block annoying Ads
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Google adds new feature to Chrome to block annoying Ads

New York: World's largest search engine Google has had enough of facing criticism on the placement of 'annoying' ads on websites and the social media giant is now going ahead with its ad-blocking plans.

Google will add a feature to its Chrome browser that will block advertisements which do not meet company standards.

The company has confirmed that it intends to add a new feature to its Chrome web browser that will block certain types of ads from being seen by users and in some cases could block all the ads on websites that do not meet certain standards.

The company said that it wants to work with publishers to help them understand what kinds of ads will no longer be acceptable.

Chrome will now include ad-blocking features that are turned on by default. Ads that meet certain annoying criteria will not be shown and if a website crosses a certain threshold of substandard ads, users won't see any ads, the company statement said.

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Some of the ad types that will be blocked include pop-ups, videos that auto-play, and so-called 'pre-stitial' ads that force readers to sit through a count down before they can see the page's contents.

Since, many leading publishers rely on some or all of these strategies to boost ad revenue, Google will allow them to show users a note when their ads are blocked by third-party software.

The note will give readers the option of either disabling their blocker or buying an ad-free pass or subscription of some kind for that site, the report noted.

Arnima Dwivedi

Arnima Dwivedi

A journalist, presently working as a sub-editor with newstrack.com. I love exploring new genres of humans and humanity.

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