How To Block Those Annoying Pop-Up Ads

  • Posted by Lisa
  • Date May 18, 2016

SICK OF BEING SMOTHERED?
Kill those pop-ups once and for all.

One of the most irritating internet-related situations I’ve found myself in is being bombarded by a mountain of pop-up ads while trying to access a link on a website. No matter where I seem to click, a new pop-up ad appears! Even an attempt to close down existing ads is met with more and more new pop-ups on my screen.

Now, I know I’m not the only one who’s been through this. Almost every website on the internet is riddled with hidden pop-up ads… But fret not! Here’s what you can do to make it better.

FOR CHROME USERS

Download a Chrome Extension called “AdBlock”. It’s totally free, and it will help to block the vast majority of potential pop-up ads on any site.
Here’s how you download it:

  • Open up Google Chrome, and click on the 3-bar icon on the top right-hand corner of your browser.

  • Hover your mouse over “More Tools”, and then click on “Extensions”.

 
 

  • This will redirect you to the Chrome Extensions page. Scroll down and click on “Get more extensions”.

  • You will then be directed to the Chrome Web Store. In the top left-hand corner, you will see a search bar. Type “AdBlock” into this search bar and then press Enter on your keyboard.

  • Search results will be given. You’ll want to scroll down until you see this result:

 
 

  • Click on “ADD TO CHROME”.

  • A notification will appear at the top of your screen, asking you for confirmation. Click “Add extension”.

  • Done! The AdBlock icon will now appear next to the 3-bar icon on the top right-hand corner of your browser screen.

 

 

You can click on this icon to adjust your adblock settings.

For example, if you want to allow a certain webpage to send you pop-ups, click on “Pause AdBlock” or “Don’t run on this page”.

You would want to do this if the adblock is preventing you from accessing a link that you actually want to pop up on your screen!

FOR OTHER WEB BROWSER USERS

Similarly, download the AdBlock extension. You can do this by following the links below:

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

Internet Explorer: https://adblockplus.org/en/internet-explorer

Now you can enjoy surfing the web without worrying about drowning under a sea of annoying pop-ups!

 

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