Re:Google Adding Ad Blocking to Chrome
by atonse on Thursday June 08, 2017 @03:34PM
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On further thought, I think this actually makes sense for Google.
(I'm a novice about the ad industry, so please correct me if the following is wrong)
Aren't google ads often just relevant text ads?
The problem is that other ad networks are getting more and more aggressive in their ads, and is hurting the public perception of ALL ads. And that ultimately hurts Google.
So my guess is that Google (like others) is trying to stop the negative experience that ads are causing. It's the same reason Facebook has also joined that coalition. Both networks actually have pretty unobtrusive text ads when planted on pages.
I don't think google's ad network even supports things like interstitial ads. Do they?
(I'm a novice about the ad industry, so please correct me if the following is wrong)
Aren't google ads often just relevant text ads?
The problem is that other ad networks are getting more and more aggressive in their ads, and is hurting the public perception of ALL ads. And that ultimately hurts Google.
So my guess is that Google (like others) is trying to stop the negative experience that ads are causing. It's the same reason Facebook has also joined that coalition. Both networks actually have pretty unobtrusive text ads when planted on pages.
I don't think google's ad network even supports things like interstitial ads. Do they?