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I wonder what this means: “Block ads from sites that tend to show intrusive ads,” So google ads don't get blocked? How is this any different than what ABP doe

I wonder what this means: “Block ads from sites that tend to show intrusive ads,” So google ads don't get blocked? How is this any different than what ABP does. Anyways qualcomm makes a browser a that blocks ads. They have been doing it for a few years. Here is my compiled version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsbrowser.browser https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsbrowser.... I am sure there are other versions too.

BHSPitMonkey 9y ago
FYI, on first run your browser asks me to agree to a TOS and Privacy Statement, both of which are blank pages.
KevanM 9y ago
If you go to the Radio Times website there's an ad that pops up several browser windows - and loses the page you were looking at AND triggers the phone vibrate. That's intrusive.
on_and_off 9y ago
pop over, pop under, full screen interstitials, those are ads that go too far and I would like to see removed. Basically anything that messes up with basic navigation goes too far for me. For other ads, I think it is fair to monetize your site so I don't want those blocked.
mortehu 9y ago
You can find the Better Ads Standard's "Least preferred ad experiences" here: https://www.betterads.org/standards/ https://www.betterads.org/standards/
- tinalumfoil 9y ago
  If I'm reading this correctly "autoplaying video ads with sound" means they don't consider YouTube ads acceptable.
  - majewsky 9y ago
    On mobile, that would not be a problem since YouTube videos open in a separate app anyway.
  - sqeaky 9y ago
    I think by autoplaying they starts playing when the page loads. There are a ton of news websites that put an obnoxious ad in the middle of the article. I am not sure if video ads in the middle of Youtube videos would count. They seem more like TV commercials and seem to bother people less than audio on a page that only needs text. But ads before videos probably should count.

BHSPitMonkey 9y ago

FYI, on first run your browser asks me to agree to a TOS and Privacy Statement, both of which are blank pages.

KevanM 9y ago

If you go to the Radio Times website there's an ad that pops up several browser windows - and loses the page you were looking at AND triggers the phone vibrate. That's intrusive.

on_and_off 9y ago

pop over, pop under, full screen interstitials, those are ads that go too far and I would like to see removed. Basically anything that messes up with basic navigation goes too far for me. For other ads, I think it is fair to monetize your site so I don't want those blocked.

mortehu 9y ago

You can find the Better Ads Standard's "Least preferred ad experiences" here: https://www.betterads.org/standards/ https://www.betterads.org/standards/

tinalumfoil 9y ago
If I'm reading this correctly "autoplaying video ads with sound" means they don't consider YouTube ads acceptable.
- majewsky 9y ago
  On mobile, that would not be a problem since YouTube videos open in a separate app anyway.
- sqeaky 9y ago
  I think by autoplaying they starts playing when the page loads. There are a ton of news websites that put an obnoxious ad in the middle of the article. I am not sure if video ads in the middle of Youtube videos would count. They seem more like TV commercials and seem to bother people less than audio on a page that only needs text. But ads before videos probably should count.