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Firefox Improves Pop-Up Ad Blocking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-makes-me-sad-that-this-is-necessary dept.

BlakeCaldwell writes "The popular open-source browser already contains a pop-up blocker by default, but this does not handle pop-ups launched by plug-ins such as Flash and Java. Mozilla employee Asa Dotzler wrote in his blog last week that Mozilla developers are responding to the increasing number of advertisers that are using plug-ins to launch pop-up ads."

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  1. I, for one, by c0ldfusi0n · · Score: 0, Troll

    welcome our new popup-blocking overlords.

    --
    A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before.
  2. Re:Pop-ups. by Slashcrap · · Score: 0, Troll


    http://www.goatse.org/mirror

    http://www.tubgirl.com

    Still think you're happy with Firefox?

    Ummm, those are what we call "pictures". If you can find a kindergarten teacher in your neighbourhood, they could (probably) explain the concept to you.

    Goatse doesn't use any browser holes to perpetrate his particular brand of education as far as I'm aware. Although I'm sure he would be more than willing to use your hole if he came across you on one of your regular visits to the Blue Oyster Club.

  3. How to stop all ads... by zenmojodaddy · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... use Links.