Here’s how to stop (or at least limit) Google AdSense on AOL
Q: I use AOL and I’ve been bombarded with ads in it lately. For some of these ads, I can dismiss them by clicking an “X” and answering a few questions. These ads usually contain words like “Ads closed by Google” and “We will try not to show this ad again.” No matter how many times I close these ads, they keep coming back. This has gotten so bad that I sometimes see four ads for the same topic on one page at a time, making it very difficult to see the content I want to see right now. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
–Al S., Vero Beach
A: Ads like the ones you described above sound like they are part of the Google AdSense program. This is a platform where websites agree to embed Google approved ads on their pages. These same websites get pennies from Google every time one of these ads is clicked. AdSense is used on hundreds of thousands of websites across the web and generates billions in revenue for both Google and its users each year.
Many Google AdSense ads will show an “X” option in the ad. Clicking on it will often ask you questions about the ad, such as: B. Whether or not you wish to see “this type of ad” in the future.
These questions can be somewhat misleading as some may interpret them as a request to stop seeing ads in this area. In reality, the questions relate to the content of the ad and not to its existence as a whole.
Google classifies its ads as part of its user personalization services. Put simply, Google understands that ads are part of the everyday web experience, and rather than showing its users ads they don’t want to see, Google prefers to work with its account holders to personalize the ads so they show them things that don’t want to see you care.
That’s what these questions are for.
So if you see an ad for a car once and tell AdSense that you don’t want to see that type of ad in the future, the next time you visit this page the ad will show you something unrelated to a car (eg (e.g. fast food, a movie, etc.).
Please note that it is possible to opt out of interacting with AdSense ads. This doesn’t prevent the ads from showing, but it will ensure that you don’t have to answer future questions about the ads you see (assuming they’re AdSense ads). This requires you to sign in to your Google account and adjust some settings – the following URL has instructions on how to do this: www.quora.com/How-do-I-stop-seeing-ads-on-Google
As for removing the ads completely or reducing the number of AdSense ads you see on a particular AOL page, since the ads appear on AOL, you should contact AOL support directly and ask if they can Can help you since they are the ads that were placed there in the first place. When you chat with them, be sure to share examples of what you see so they understand what’s happening. You can contact AOL Support using the information at this URL: https://help.aol.com/contact
Alternatively, you can upgrade to an ad-free version of AOL at any time for $4.99 per month (see https://productcentral.aol.com/products/ad-free-aol-mail).
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