I know to expect some ads when i go to a newspaper article

[hedgehog]

or even routine click-bait, but it's getting out of hand. Some articles are impossible to read because the print keeps jumping around to accommodate a new ad popping up at the top of the screen. Others try to load so many video ads that it locks up my machine!

[Rex]

1. Was just thinking about that, some news website practically begged me to close it.

Just to much crap popping up while I am reading and to many floaty ads for car insurance and russian brides.

[enough]

2. It doesn't take too long before you get conditioned never to click on those sites again.

There must be some point where the ads become counter-productive.

[Buzz Clik]

3. Some newspapers will kill the ads if you buy a subscription.

The ads are how you pay for content.

However, I know exactly what you mean, and it makes some websites impossible.

[SamKnause]

4. I installed AdBlock.

It is free and it works very well.

If you visit a site that has mandatory commercials, you just pause AdBlock

and refresh the page.

I no longer have to watch commercials when I watch videos on YouTube.

It has increased my speed a small amount.

I have a lousy internet speed, so every little bit helps.

It is free to install.

Just type in AdBlock and all the info will come up.

I run mine on Google Chrome.

I hope this helps.

[hunter]

5. I blacklist sites that do it, just in case I accidentally click on links to them again.

Saves time.

Oh, yeah, them. Worthless.

I don't watch television either. I have zero tolerance for advertising that moves.

A few static ads don't bother me. The ads in paper newspapers and magazines don't move, and that's the way ads ought to be on websites too.

[underahedgerow]

13. The internet is not functional without Adblock! I can't manage at all without it....

crazy not to use it. It's free!

[shraby]

7. Particularly loathsome are the ones that cover the screen so you cant see it until

you click it out.
When are the advertisers going to realize they are killing the source of their paychecks.

[Old Codger]

8. it is

Especially irritating to some of us on really slow dsl, some of the ads cover stuff up and they have gone to cheating by putting to X's as in closing window and one, the most obvious is usually one that takes you to the ad..

[SwankyXomb]

9. uBlock Origin and NoScript on Firefox

No ads, no problems.

[Logical]

11. That is great, take the profit away from the website. Nt

[Logical]

10. Well unless you subscribe to the website how do you expect them to pay the bills? Nt

[Logical]

12. It amazes me how many people here are too clueless to understand the site....

Make income off ads to keep the site available.

We love raising mininum wage but hate web sites making a profit.

What a joke.

[justiceischeap]

14. Yes but they need to figure out a way to do it without it making their websites unusable

I'm a web developer--that's how I've made a living for over 10 years now. I want websites to be profitable but they lose profits when you visit the site and can't get the content you want to get to because of ads causing people to leave and not visit again. There has to be a better way to generate revenue from a site than annoying pop-up ads/videos that make sites unusable for some people. This is even worse on smartphones.

Making a site inaccessible is not a good business model and it's not a good user experience.

[hedgehog]

16. Just what i think! The ads pay the freight, but they shouldn't block the road!

[Logical]

17. I agree, but people are free to ignore the website. Instead they bypass it and get it for free. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. I know! It is horrible. But I know they have to pay the bills. I have begun to pay

Subscriptions to some newsites