# New Super Annoying Ads **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806 "2023-11-10T15:18:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PintoKid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pintokid/32/45996_2.png) [@PintoKid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PintoKid)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/1 "2023-11-10T15:18:30Z")
I have enjoyed the Car Talk Community for several years. Occasionally I contribute but mostly I read. Starting this week, I think, I am getting pop up video ads. They pop up on top on the lower right, and a few have even popped up with sound on. It was bad enough they made me disable my ad-blocker but this is bordering on the intolerable. Does anyone else see this? Is there a way to make the ads less intrusive? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/2 "2023-11-10T15:27:56Z")
Yes, I have had them also, videos in the right lower corner… even a few in the scroll, which is even more than normal, making what you are trying to read jump far enough that I have to scroll to find where I was again… As someone that doesn’t like to read in the 1st place it can really 🤬 you off… I can handle the adds, but they should NEVER make the post jump up/down while trying to read them… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/3 "2023-11-10T15:40:07Z")
Use a different browser. I use DuckDuckGo and don’t allow cookies. There are blank spaces where ads used to be. Another alternative is to mute sound and while the ad runs in the background you can read and post in peace. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/4 "2023-11-10T15:40:37Z")
I have my Firefox browser set up to never see any of the ads. I see blank spaces where the ads would go. Here are the settings I use, though they can be set on any browser. - Block Cross-site tracking cookies and isolate other cross-site cookies. - Block Tracking content - Block Cryptominers - Block Known fingerprinters ---
**Author:** ![PintoKid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pintokid/32/45996_2.png) [@PintoKid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PintoKid)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/5 "2023-11-10T17:21:07Z")
> [@JoeMario](#): > > Here are the settings I use, Your list made me think. I opened a 'Private Window" and (knock on wood) the annoying ads are gone. And I get a private window with shift-Ctrl-P. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/6 "2023-11-10T20:32:22Z")
Get an Ad-blocker. ---
**Author:** ![PintoKid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pintokid/32/45996_2.png) [@PintoKid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PintoKid)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/7 "2023-11-10T21:07:10Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Get an Ad-blocker. I have one. [cartalk.com](http://cartalk.com) does not allow it. You get an even more annoying message to turn it off. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/8 "2023-11-10T21:26:24Z")
On my computer the esc key dismisses the notice, ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/9 "2023-11-11T00:14:38Z")
> [@PintoKid](#): > > I have one. [cartalk.com](http://cartalk.com) does not allow it. You get an even more annoying message to turn it off. I have one too, and cartalk site never complained about the one I use. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/10 "2023-11-11T02:48:14Z")
I have the ad’s but I can click on them to make it easier to use the site. There’s one on the bottom that sometimes blocks the reply button, annoying but not that hard to deal with. Windows 11 using Edge ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/11 "2023-11-11T13:51:52Z")
I **was** using Safari on an iPad. All sorts of problems with advertisements on CarTalk. Initially I was skeptical of downloading Duck duck go, last week I did get duck duck go. DDG solved the problems I had with Car Talk. Try it, if you don’t like DDG, you can always remove it from whatever tablet, laptop, or tower computer you are using. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/12 "2023-11-11T14:45:55Z")
I am a big dummy when it comes to computer stuff, so forgive me for my (possible) stupid question in advance… lol Can you move (import?) all your bookmarks from Google (Chrome) to DDG?? I have folders inside of folders inside of folders and tons of stuff I keep up with all bookmarked going back almost 20 years now, maybe more… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/13 "2023-11-12T21:31:14Z")
I’m seeing the vdo ads at the lower right too. They are a little annoying, but I don’t consider them “super-annoying”, so I just live w/them. I turn them off by clicking the X or “skip” if they get too annoying. The ads of course pay the bills here, so probably in everybody’s best interest to try to live w/them. I don’t mind the static ads in- between the posts at all. Provided they remain static once inserted, and don’t constantly change to cause the thread to bounce around. The first priority for improving the advertising features imo is to prevent the thread bouncing around. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-super-annoying-ads/193806/14 "2023-11-13T02:14:56Z")
Yeah I just started getting them today too. Hit the x and just come back again. I’m usually on safari.