Float-overs and ridiculous full-width bars are some of the most annoying "innovations" that have appeared in recent years. But I don't see why browsers have to

Float-overs and ridiculous full-width bars are some of the most annoying "innovations" that have appeared in recent years. But I don't see why browsers have to do anything - the publishers clearly like the way their pages work and consider it worthwhile. Blocking things like this is different from blocking third-party advertising in my mind. I should be able to stop my browser from contacting a third-party site. If the author of a page wants to see a float-over then so be it. I can choose to close the tab and not come back.