Browsers have been blocking popups for a long time. I don't like Google, but why is it suddenly unacceptable to get rid of one more popup exploit? This has not

Browsers have been blocking popups for a long time. I don't like Google, but why is it suddenly unacceptable to get rid of one more popup exploit? This has nothing to do with ads and everything to do with abusing the browser's function to be intrusive and annoying