Sure, that's fine. I don't see those, I see popups that cover up the article I was trying to read, and I'm pretty sure this is quite intentional, someone design

Sure, that's fine. I don't see those, I see popups that cover up the article I was trying to read, and I'm pretty sure this is quite intentional, someone designing it believes that will maximize "conversions". (I have no idea if they are correct about that or not, they may well be).