It's actually worse now because there's no easy way to block them!
Re:The 12 Do’s and Don’ts of Web Design
by romuloab42 on Monday February 05, 2018 @04:26PM
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NoScript does wonders. Some might say this isn't easy, as it will break some sites, but in my experience you can get pretty far with it.
Imo, showing popups at all is a design sin. It wasn't cool in the 90s when it happened with separate browser windows, and it isn't cool now embedded in your page.