Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups

Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by graemep on Thursday January 01, 2026 @09:06AM (#46454217)

> I've also noticed this recently. Python has a slide-in "donate now or we mug you". I consider this abuse of the visitor.

To see it on python.org I had to enable JS (using noscript) AND disable uBlock Origin.

> then Google went in to kill ublock origin. Ublock lite is nowhere near as good.

Use Firefox

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by Der_Einzige on Thursday January 01, 2026 @10:33AM (#46454864)

Or use other chromium based browsers! Thorium still has working uBlock origin!

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by CryptoBanker on Thursday January 01, 2026 @10:41AM (#46454914)

Helium likewise

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by beAbU on Thursday January 01, 2026 @11:39AM (#46455453)

And brave!

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by moffkalast on Thursday January 01, 2026 @01:06PM (#46456356)

Screw Brave and their crypto bullshit.

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by akimbostrawman on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:38AM (#46463482)

Its opt-in unlike most of firefox data selling like Google search.

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by ck2 on Thursday January 01, 2026 @01:18PM (#46456509)

the catch is Widevine support if you still want to play videos from commercial sites

all other chromium browsers cannot have signed widevine support?

Firefox however solves both ublock and widevine

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by aembleton on Friday January 02, 2026 @04:19AM (#46462993)

You could have also run Chrome just for the few sites you play videos from.

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by progbits on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:43AM (#46463509)

Firefox doesn't get 4k on netflix or other sites.

Just pirate the content, it's better user experience and respects you.

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by asno3030 on Friday January 02, 2026 @08:17AM (#46464432)

This is the way.

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by someguyiguess on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:37AM (#46466508)

So the solution is to cripple your web experience by disabling interactivity and using a slower, more buggy browser? … how about stop making websites that are hostile to users?

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by harshalizee on Friday January 02, 2026 @12:54PM (#46467421)

Firefox has been far faster for me than chrome ever was (I have way too many tabs open that the same number would make chrome chug). It is also an interesting take to have while defending a browser that is actively hostile to the user.

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