Google, one of the web's most popular search engines, has responded to complaints about pop-ups on its site by issuing an official notice condemning the much-hated advertising practice. The site is blaming the pop-ups, which have proved to be very...
Some web watchers said AOL's brave new stance will likely stoke a broad consumer backlash against pop-ups that could eventually lead more publishers to cut back on or abandon the format altogether. Although AOL is moving to distance itself from pop...
In October, the company promised members that it would stop delivering pop-ups and pop-unders from third-party advertisers. The tool blocks most pop-ups, except for those that people have requested or ones coming from secure sites such as banking...
on Wednesday started testing a tool for blocking pop-ups for its Companion Toolbar, a downloadable plug-in that allows people to search the web directly from the browser. The portal giant, which plans to launch the blocking tool officially next...
After running a story entitled "Pop-ups 'commercial suicide' for firms" we were inundated with reader comments attacking the intrusive browser ads that are still making the surfing experience frustrating and disjointed for many users.
According to a London School of Economics report, UK Children Go Online 36 per cent of children have stumbled upon porn while surfing for another type of site, 25 per cent have got porn spam and 38 per cent have seen porn pop-ups they weren't...