Too Many Pop-up Ads Driving Me Crazy

Why am I getting so many pop-up ads-many more now. I can't even read any of the posts for the pop-ups. You are throwing your pop-ups too which I never saw before. Why?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on December 15th, 2015 4:52 PM

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1. I think you're confusing us with Facebook. We're an independent help site.

2. Many websites use pop-ups as a sure way to get users' attention. I agree they're overused.

3. To block popups and other ads of your choice, consider the suggestions at http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/lockdownyourpc/ss/blockingpopups.htm. My own preference is for Adblock Plus together with its Element Hiding Helper. Some pop-ups however seem successfully to elude blocking.

4. Conveying your complaint to Facebook may help lead to a reduction of its pop-ups. Here's Facebook's contact information:

Facebook Inc.
1601 Willow Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025

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Answer #2: Posted by nitinscorp on December 22nd, 2015 3:00 AM

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On the Desktop, select Tools, Internet Options, Privacy (tab)
Move the slider all the way to the bottom.
Click Apply
Click OK
then.... go to the purple box and it will let you turn ads off.

Afterwards, return to the Privacy tab and move the slider back where you had it.
Again click APPLY and OK

This will give you SOME relief from these ads. Overstock, etc will not go away immediately, but it eventually will. Sooner or later though you will find the purple box has once again "magically"turned itself back on. This is all part of the plan, I'm afraid, so just turn it all off again. Cost of having Internet these days.

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