What gives.....

[Timmyb]

....with all the pop-up ads now? You can barely move from page to page without a pop-up or footer ad.

[J Anderson]

....with all the pop-up ads now? You can barely move from page to page without a pop-up or footer ad.

My guess is the ads are paying the costs of keeping the site up and running.

[classygranny]

The internet browser you use has a lot to do with the pop-up ads as well as the site. I use Brave when surfing the net, and I never see any ads. I usually have to jump to Google Chrome to do some banking things tho, and sites that have a pop-up to complete a form or something - but that's a rarity.

[Timmyb]

The internet browser you use has a lot to do with the pop-up ads as well as the site. I use Brave when surfing the net, and I never see any ads. I usually have to jump to Google Chrome to do some banking things tho, and sites that have a pop-up to complete a form or something - but that's a rarity.

Been using Chrome all along. This whole pop-up thing is pretty recent.

[classygranny]

Been using Chrome all along. This whole pop-up thing is pretty recent.

Interesting article, if you're interested.....https://brave.com/learn/disable-ad-blocker-on-chrome/

This is some of the article:
Google Chrome has a built-in tool that limits the number of ads you see while browsing the Web. Like most ad blockers, Chrome’s service improves your experience by reducing unwanted pop-ups, and stopping noisy autoplay videos. And you can turn Chrome’s ad blocker on or off at any time. But note that this tool isn’t so much an ad blocker as an ad limiter. Many ads will still get through, even with Google’s tool turned on—ads that are both annoying and privacy-invading.

If you’re looking for better privacy and a better overall experience, you should instead consider a third-party extension like AdBlock Plus, or a privacy browser with built-in ad blocking, like Brave.