Many websites use pop-ups and overlays to get you to sign up for newsletters, request cookie access, or promote offers. Although some web browsers come with built-in pop-up blockers to deal with these ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

Even the best ad blockers can't stop website pop-ups from, well, popping up. Whether the site has a newsletter they want you to subscribe to, or they have cookie settings they need you to confirm, ...

Pop-up blockers in Google Chrome and other browsers block annoying ads that redirect to dangerous content, but they can also block the content you want to view. You can easily turn off the pop-up ...

Championing consumers since 1957, our team of over 150 expert researchers and editors test, investigate, and campaign to protect your rights and help you shop smarter Scam pop-ups are designed to ...

To turn off the pop-up blocker, select Sites can send pop-ups and use redirects. To add exceptions, edit the Customized behaviors section to allow or block pop-ups for specific sites. This article ...

Nothing good seems to ever come of pop-ups. On some websites, there are so many pop-ups that they can ruin your browsing experience, making it almost impossible to read what's on the screen. You also ...

Pop-ups have historically been an annoying reality of using the internet—plenty of pop-ups are disruptive at best and dangerous at worst. In some cases, though, you may need to allow pop-ups for ...