{"id":1930,"date":"2014-06-27T05:59:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2020-06-25T10:20:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:20:04","slug":"how-to-block-annoying-ads-in-the-new-attyahoo-mail-and-other-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/how-to-block-annoying-ads-in-the-new-attyahoo-mail-and-other-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"How to block annoying ads in the new AT&#038;T\/Yahoo Mail and other websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Update June 2020:<\/em> While there are hundreds of available &#8220;ad blocker&#8221; extensions that can be added to Chrome or other web browsers, they have become increasingly ineffective as more websites can detect when an ad blocker is being used. An example is Yahoo Mail which has recently been <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.yahoo.com\/kb\/SLN15803.html\" target=\"_blank\">notifying users of ad blockers<\/a> that they can either UNblock ads, pay to go ad-free, or downgrade to an older version of Yahoo web mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AdblockPlus.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2978\" width=\"245\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AdblockPlus.png 440w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AdblockPlus-150x95.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A 4th option is our recommendation to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/why-you-should-ditch-your-internet-providers-email-and-how-we-can-help\/\" target=\"_blank\">switch away from using AT&amp;T\/Yahoo Mail<\/a>. Original article below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With the <a title=\"Click to view the article\" href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/tips-for-navigating-the-new-attyahoo-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">latest changes to AT&amp;T\/Yahoo Mail<\/a>, annoying ads have been added to the webpage. This article&nbsp;explains how&nbsp;you can block ads in webmail and other websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our favorite method to block annoying ads on websites is to install the browser extension <a title=\"Click here to visit Adblockplus.org\" href=\"https:\/\/adblockplus.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adblock Plus<\/a>. Several different versions of the extension are available for different browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the browser extension is installed, very little configuration is necessary to start blocking ads in AT&amp;T\/Yahoo webmail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help installing or configuring Adblock Plus, <a title=\"Click here for our contact information\" href=\"http:\/\/ctreno.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us<\/a> and we can take care of it <a title=\"Click to view the article\" href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/new-remote-support-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remotely<\/a> or on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/how-to-block-annoying-ads-in-the-new-attyahoo-mail-and-other-websites\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/how-to-block-annoying-ads-in-the-new-attyahoo-mail-and-other-websites\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update June 2020: While there are hundreds of available &#8220;ad blocker&#8221; extensions that can be added to Chrome or other web browsers, they have become increasingly ineffective as more websites can detect when an ad blocker is being used. 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