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Adverts, Popups and Notifications

In today's digital age, the internet is filled with various forms of advertising that can sometimes be intrusive and disruptive to our online experience. Among these, on-page adverts, popups, and push notifications are some of the most common, and they can often leave users frustrated. This article aims to help you understand the key differences between these ad types and provides tips on how to block them for both your desktop and mobile devices.

Stopping Push Notifications

Push notifications are a relatively newer form of advertising and are often associated with mobile devices but can also appear on desktop. These are messages that are sent to your device's operating system straight from websites or applications.

If you're using Google Chrome as your main web browser, there's a simple way to stop this from happening.

  • Open Chrome
  • Tap the three dots in the top right
  • Select 'Settings' in the mneu
  • Tap 'Site Settings' in menu
  • Tap 'Notifications'
  • Tapping a website reveals a switch to turn off notifications
  • Do this for each desired website or alternatively turn off notifications for all websites by turning the global setting off.

    To block notifications on Google Chrome on your desktop follow the below steps:

    • Click the Menu Button

    • Click Settings

    • Click Privacy and Security

    • Click Site Settings

    • Click Notifications

    • Toggle Don't allow sites to send notifications

    Stopping Adverts

    On-page adverts, also known as display ads, are advertisements that appear directly on a webpage while you are browsing. These can take the form of banner ads, sidebar ads, or inline ads that are integrated into the content.

    Fortunately, you're able to remove these adverts from your browsing experience by using our Total Adblock service. Simply download our Web Extension or App. For more information or to get started check out our download and install guide here.

    Stopping Popups

    Popups are a type of ad that appears in a separate window or overlay on top of the webpage you are viewing. They can be triggered by various actions, such as clicking on a link or when you first visit a website.

    Fortunately, you are able to stop this from happening in your browsing experience once again by using our Total Adblock service. Simply download our Web Extension or App. For more information or to get started check out our download and install guide here.