In this comment I’m going to explain why the problem is not just ads.
What are ads? Advertizing, or marketing, is a common means of monetizing content.
Here are the top three reasons ads are used on websites:
1. Monetization
2. Tracking users
3. Malware distribution
Want to know more about how ads track users? Read on.
As a guy growing up in rural Wyoming, ads weren’t something that ever really bothered me. Sure there was the occasional billboard and sure television had a lot of commercials breaks, but I was used to it. The idea of using an ad blocker on my television set never occurred to me. I remember this one time when my uncle was moving house and he needed some help and I helped him move the packing crates into the truck and the crates had the logo and name of the shipping company stencilled on the side, and it never bothered me, although that was in fact an ad.
Experts agree that the following method is great for dealing with ads:
First, make sure what you are looking at is an ad. You can often tell by the little x in the corner of the ad. If you click this, you will be able to close the ad and maybe even give some feedback about why you didn’t like the ad. Top tip: always fill this in to let the ad vendor know how to improve the ad for next time.
But take care! This next tip is really important.
If you don’t hit the little x exactly on target, you will be taken to the website of the ad. If you didn’t want the ad in the first place, this is surely something to avoid!
Here are 17 resolutions for dealing with accidentally visiting a website you didn’t want to visit:
1. Try restarting your phone, laptop or PC.
2. Close the browser window. Click here for help on how to accomplish this task.
3. Try clicking the back button on your browser.
4. Write to the FCC if the website caused you distress.
5. Take a walk. Besides being good exercise, the problem may have resolved itself by the time you return.
6. Hit refresh on your browser. If you didn’t like the website first time round, you know what they say? Try, try again!
7. Go to the URL bar on your browser and type in a different address. Don’t forget to hit the Enter key. Try the following helpful URLs from our trusted partners:
8. Raise a ticket with Apple support.
9. Install Google Chrome.
10. Re-install Google Chrome.
11. Contact your ISP. My top tip? Threaten to cancel unless they can resolve your issue completely right away!
12. Close all open windows and applications and wait 30 seconds.
13. Clear your cookies and web browsing history.
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