nonstop barrage of full page ad walls

[Phi for All]

I PMd Dave to see if the settings were changed on us.

[TheVat]

I don't need my oil changed at SuperLube, but thanks for suggesting it , Incredibly Obnoxious Full Page Blocking Ad!!!!!!

 

[swansont]

It might be helpful to note what OS and browser one uses when reporting issues like this. They might be factors. The experience is not universal.

[iNow]

1 hour ago, swansont said:

It might be helpful to note what OS and browser one uses when reporting issues like this. They might be factors. The experience is not universal.

Also whether on mobile or laptop

[TheVat]

Yep, it's a chrome thing again, on an android os. (though it also manifested on a Windows desktop yesterday)  I've turned off trackers and toggled on the popup blocker, with no deterrent effect.

Finally switched to DDG, that took care of it.  Price paid is DDG's slowness.  Not too bad.

[Mordred]

Chrome has a ad blocker extension I  posted earlier this thread it's still works on my laptop. I could never get a version working for chrome on my phone however the Samsung ad-blocker for Samsung internet browser works.

[swansont]

1 hour ago, TheVat said:

 

Finally switched to DDG, that took care of it.  Price paid is DDG's slowness.  Not too bad.

I thought guided missile destroyers were supposed to be fast.

[exchemist]

2 hours ago, Mordred said:

Chrome has a ad blocker extension I  posted earlier this thread it's still works on my laptop. I could never get a version working for chrome on my phone however the Samsung ad-blocker for Samsung internet browser works.

Adblock plus seems still to suppress them  for me, on iPad with Safari. 

[Moontanman]

I'm on an older chrome book and the ads are off the hook! 

[TheVat]

2 hours ago, swansont said:

I thought guided missile destroyers were supposed to be fast.

Hehe.  Acronym universes collide!  

(DDG is Duckduckgo.com)

[swansont]

6 minutes ago, TheVat said:

Hehe.  Acronym universes collide!  

(DDG is Duckduckgo.com)

I figured that, but my navy time pushed the warship designation to the top of the list.

 

[StringJunky]

5 hours ago, TheVat said:

Yep, it's a chrome thing again, on an android os. (though it also manifested on a Windows desktop yesterday)  I've turned off trackers and toggled on the popup blocker, with no deterrent effect.

Finally switched to DDG, that took care of it.  Price paid is DDG's slowness.  Not too bad.

Brave (Chrome variant with Google's tracking elements removed) is my go-to browser with Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin extensions. It has a bult-in optional browser-level VPN. That works pretty well for me. 

Just got a new i5 Win11 laptop, W11 is a bit of a privacy nightmare in terms of MS putting ads in the new Outlook email, I'm seeing. Seeing the email-tyle ads as the last straw, I've just bought Proton VPN and email app services. It works at whole-system level and, apparently, '5 Eyes spying cartel' snooping resistant as well that US/UK are part of, so hopefully, it's up to the job at the lower level I want it.

Edited May 29 by StringJunky

[exchemist]

Yes the full page "Google vignette" enshittification ads are back, at least on MacBook Safari, after having been successfully turned off by our administrator a few months ago.

I'm not yet running AdBlock Plus on my laptop, only on my iPad, where it gets rid of them. I think I'll install it on the Mac as well.

[StringJunky]

1 hour ago, exchemist said:

Yes the full page "Google vignette" enshittification ads are back, at least on MacBook Safari, after having been successfully turned off by our administrator a few months ago.

I'm not yet running AdBlock Plus on my laptop, only on my iPad, where it gets rid of them. I think I'll install it on the Mac as well.

Just looked at AdGuard for Mac. It uses the same filter lists as uBlock Origin that I use. 

Edited June 16 by StringJunky