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Why Do You Block Ads?

Posted by Cliff on from the because-they-are-annoying dept.

flyingember asks: "With ad blocking becoming ever more popular among users, why do you block ads? And with what? Do you view internet ads as different from say, TV ads? What about in a magazine? Do you not buy a magazine because it has too many? I'm specifically talking about the ads in a webpage, but even popup blockers can cause problems with me using a site."

3 of 1,470 comments (clear)

  1. My reasons by powerpuffgirls · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. Most ads are taking too long to download. Even if I have broadband, I would rather use it on somewhere useful.

    2. Most ads are too big and intrusive.

    3. Most ads are irrelevant.

    See the trend? That explains why Googld Ads is so successful.

  2. 56k by PhireN · · Score: 5, Informative

    I Block ads because they take too long to load on my 56k modem.

  3. Re:annoying animations by roach2002 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Setting, in about:config, image.animation_mode to "once" will finish off the rest!

    Hope this helps