Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
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Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#2It seems the criteria for blocking is rather discretionary. Are they going to block a site which has annoying Google ads? Frankly this seems to be another excuse to build a walled garden to try and serve their interests.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#3"Intrusive"? I assume they mean visually or auditory. Presumably intrusive tracking, web bugs and the like will be fair game.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#4So, Your only ad choice will be Goolge!
Since another ad provider (?) may be "annoying or intrusive";
Yes I`m just kidding, But google is far too POWERFUL anyway.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#5This should be great on mobile. On mobile there are no extensions and there are at least two news sites I frequent that abuse it by showing a full page popup before every article.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#6Long as I can keep using uBlock Origin and disable theirs it's fine with me.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#7It seems the criteria for blocking is rather discretionary. Are they going to block a site which has annoying Google ads? Frankly this seems to be another excuse to build a walled garden to try and serve their interests.
> Frankly this seems to be another excuse to build a walled garden
???
How do you make the leap there? Adblocking = walled garden? Are you just picking a random buzzword?
Edit: Do the people replying to me understand the meaning of a "walled garden"?
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#8This should be great on mobile. On mobile there are no extensions and there are at least two news sites I frequent that abuse it by showing a full page popup before every article.
That's the reason why I don't use Chrome on mobile (Android).
There are plenty of valid alternatives, Brave is one of them.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#9This should be great on mobile. On mobile there are no extensions and there are at least two news sites I frequent that abuse it by showing a full page popup before every article.
Use a better mobile browser and/or OS, you'll never go back.
Re: Google will turn on native ad-blocking in Chrome on February 15
#10So, Your only ad choice will be Goolge! Since another ad provider (?) may be "annoying or intrusive"; Yes I`m just kidding, But google is far too POWERFUL anyway.
No, they'll only block ads that don't follow the guidelines defined by the Coalition for Better Ads [0] (Google is a member, but there is a lot of other members, like Facebook, ...). Note that this may include ads provided by Google.