Chrome update kills unwanted ad redir... WIN A FREE iPad!! Chrome will begin blocking some redirect links in an effort to crack down on particularly annoying web ads. Google says that, starting with the Chrome 64 build, its browser will no longer automatically execute redirect links that are embedded in iframe code. This, the Chocolate Factory hopes, will help stop ads that redirect …
Exactly. The purveyors of these ads and their networks would probably love to raise the obvious anti-trust complaints against Google, but for the likelihood that Google would probably love to "algorithm" the plaintiff's web presence to oblivion.
Jesus H. .... Is this what you get when a 'net company is run by starry-eyed youngsters?
"a page will unexpectedly navigate to a new page"
Urrrmm... yes. This has been symptomatic of web browsers since Day One.
"for no reason"
Are you kidding? Let's say one of the distractions thrown at users was aimed at (cough) adolescent yearnings.
How much time and other resources do they expend on finding out the bleeding obvious?
"Google fixes problem for you"
It's not a problem, it is how redirection should work. The problem is you & porn sites.
"Any site that doesn't remove the 'abusive' content within 30 days will have all new tab and window links disabled in Chrome."
Sure, sure... that's not abusive in itself. Hey don't worry, Google will lead the way themselves in filing abuse complaints, but only against 100% of non-Google controlled ads.
As long as you believe Google does what it does for your heart and spirit, clouds are farce. Praise sun, blinded, Google.
The wonderful thing is that every year is like 1997s ground-hog day as another bunch of 'gifted and talented kids' learn how to want lovely shiny stuff. Who can blame them, they see it all around them, even more of it than in the real 1997, so when it is offered as only a key press away, why not?
Sadly while old crap may be old and crap tall oo often it still just works and with minimum effort by the crap slinger.
If your site doesn't play by Google's rules it will be disabled within Chrome.
Possibly a big step from a user blocking content with ad or script blockers to Big Daddy taking another step to be web censor. This is a difficult one because there needs to be some kind of filter (see discussion of YouTube and kids) but allowing a remote corporation to impose its world view on your world view could be the thin end of the wedge.
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