Pop-Up Mobile Ads Surge as Sites Scramble to Stop Them
Pop-Up Mobile Ads Surge as Sites Scramble to Stop Them
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
January 9, 20185m 47s
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Show Notes
Ads that automatically redirect you from your daily browsing to a flashy sweepstakes have long been an incredibly annoying facet of the internet. But the versions that have evolved on the mobile web are particularly vexing, because they can trap you with a pop-up "notification" and nowhere to go. And a recent surge in these mobile pop-ups, even on reputable sites, has left people more frustrated than ever.
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