Google Now Automatically Converts Flash Ads To HTML5

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @07:33AM from the have-some-ads dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google today began automatically converting Adobe Flash ads to HTML5. As a result, it's now even easier for advertisers to target users on the Google Display Network without a device or browser that supports Flash. Back in September, Google began offering interactive HTML5 backups when Flash wasn't supported. The Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tools for the Google Display Network and DoubleClick Campaign Manager created an HTML5 version of Flash ads, showing an actual ad rather than a static image backup. Now, Google will automatically convert eligible Flash campaigns, both existing and new, to HTML5."

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Re:flash blockers by ShaunC · 2015-02-25 07:49 · Score: 5, Informative

The FlashBlock extension for Firefox has an option for "Block HTML5 video as well." Silverlight, too.

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Re:flash blockers by Gort65 · 2015-02-25 09:19 · Score: 5, Informative

Try out Flash Control, which does block both Flash and HTML5 videos, and not just on YouTube.