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A failing mark means 'numerous' violations were found, and that the site owner has 30 days to make changes and request a second review. Each site is handed a grade: Passing, Warning or Failing.Ī warning means that the site has 'a number of ad experiences that violate the Better Ads Standard,' which the site administrator should correct before re-submitting for a follow-up review. The multi-step process Google has implemented starts with an automated evaluation of a sampling of a site's pages that tallies violations of the coalition standards. Google is walking a tightrope calling its approach filtering (rather than blocking) because the end result on sites struck by Chrome is the same as if an ad-blocker add-on was installed: All ads have been 'disappeared.' The filtering Chrome does is on a site-by-site basis, not ad-by-ad, something that some commentary about the new functionality failed to mention.

The Better Ads Standards consists of 12 ad types that users reported as particularly annoying.

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Chrome sniffs out a different mix - eight kinds of ads from the dozen originally scrutinized - when it's running on the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. On a PC, Chrome looks for four ad categories out of six considered by the panel: pop-ups, ads that automatically play video and audio, 'prestitial' ads accompanied by a countdown clock, and those dubbed 'large sticky ads,' which blanket more than 30% of the screen and remain in place no matter how much the user scrolls. Google’s adblocking efforts are focused on sites from North America and western Europe for now and will only block around 1% of all adverts, which means users are unlikely to see an instant cut in the number of ads while they browse unless they frequent particularly ad-clogged sites.The standards have identified several ad types on the personal computer desktop and on mobile devices that CBA-released research claimed are the most annoying of all online advertisements. “By focusing on filtering out disruptive ad experiences, we can help keep the entire ecosystem of the web healthy, and give people a significantly better user experience than they have today,” Roy-Chowdhury said. Over 11% of internet users are estimated to be using an ad blocker, according to data from PageFair. “We’ve already seen more and more people express their discontent with annoying ads by installing ad blockers, but blocking all ads can hurt sites or advertisers who aren’t doing anything disruptive,” said Roy-Chowdhury. Two important ad types have been made exempt, however: Chrome will not block pre-roll adverts on videos for platforms such as YouTube nor Facebook’s in-stream video ads with sound. Google’s parent company Alphabet generates the majority of its revenue from display ads, but Google’s own AdSense and DoubleClick have not been made exempt from the blocker. But research by rival Eyeo reckons Google’s system will only remove nine out of the 55 types of adverts on the desktop web, while Google has faced criticism over the level of influence it has exerted over the CBA.īy having the adblocker turned on by default in its Chrome browser Google is attempting to shape what is and isn’t acceptable, instead of simply blocking all advertising. “Our goal is not to filter any ads at all but to improve the experience for all web users,” said Bentzel.Īs of 12 February, 42% of sites warned by Google, ahead of the adblocker being switched on, altered their display ads including the LA Times, Forbes and the Chicago Tribune.

But it also includes sites with an advert density of over 30%.Ĭhrome will notify users when it has blocked ads on a particular site. The built-in adblocker will stop showing all ads on any sites that repeatedly display any one of a list of the most disruptive ads, as decided by the Coalition for Better Ads (CBA) – a group of advertising and online media companies including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever and a collection of publishers including News Corp, Thomson Reuters and the Washington Post.Īmong the list of banned ad types are anything that pops up, makes noise, blocks the screen or won’t go away. It’s clear that annoying ads degrade what we all love about the web.” “These ads are designed to be disruptive and often stand in the way of people using their browsers for their intended purpose - connecting them to content and information.

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“A big source of frustration is annoying ads: video ads that play at full blast or giant pop-ups where you can’t seem to find the exit icon,” said Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, vice president for Chrome.