Google will punish sites that use annoying pop-up ads

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Post by ashitlerferad » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 1:25 PM UTC

Google will punish sites that use annoying pop-up ads
theverge.com

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Post by bcardarella » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 2:14 PM UTC

This is from over a year ago

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Post by tyingq » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 2:38 PM UTC

Google is very concerned about ads that visually block text content. But somehow forcing ads in front of videos on YouTube isn't the same exact thing?

Both force an ad to be looked at before granting you access to the content you came for. I don't get the distinction.

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Post by naraniano » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 2:57 PM UTC

Like this one I get every now and then across all of their services? http://i.imgur.com/f5NS6GQ.png

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Post by tangue » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:03 PM UTC

bcardarella wrote: post #2

This is from over a year ago

And considering the state of the web I doubt there was any punishment at all.

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Post by sokoloff » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:09 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #3

Google is very concerned about ads that visually block text content. But somehow forcing ads in front of videos on YouTube isn't the same exact thing? Both force an ad to be looked at before granting you access to the content you came for. I don't get the distinction.

Google owns one of them, so there's that distinction...

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Post by Pxtl » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:15 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #3

Google is very concerned about ads that visually block text content. But somehow forcing ads in front of videos on YouTube isn't the same exact thing? Both force an ad to be looked at before granting you access to the content you came for. I don't get the distinction.

At least I don't have to play a hidden object adventure game to find the close button for YouTube ads.

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Post by theWatcher37 » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:19 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #3

Google is very concerned about ads that visually block text content. But somehow forcing ads in front of videos on YouTube isn't the same exact thing? Both force an ad to be looked at before granting you access to the content you came for. I don't get the distinction.

Does this apply to twitters full-page sign up pop up?

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Post by hetfeld » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:27 PM UTC

Once a year...

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Post by ocdtrekkie » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 3:28 PM UTC

Pxtl wrote: post #7

tyingq wrote: post #3

Google is very concerned about ads that visually block text content. But somehow forcing ads in front of videos on YouTube isn't the same exact thing? Both force an ad to be looked at before granting you access to the content you came for. I don't get the distinction.

At least I don't have to play a hidden object adventure game to find the close button for YouTube ads.

This is only really because you're already aware of where YouTube's buttons are and how they work. If you visited any given other website often enough, it'd be more or less the same.