How come Netflix has the juice

Cloud · 02-01-2009, 11:10 AM

to overcome my pop-up blocker? Remember when pop ups were ubiquitous and annoying? Until browsers built-in pop up blockers?

So, most everything gets caught in that, except . . . Netflix ads. They pop up anyway?

did the Netflix people bribe Bill Gates? Suck off the people at Mozilla? What?

ETA . . . okay, make that suck off Bill Gates and bribe the people at Mozilla!

Elspode · 02-01-2009, 12:04 PM

Just put www.netflix.com into your popup blocker's banned field?

BigV · 02-01-2009, 12:20 PM

I doubt that the origin of the popup is netflix.com. It may well display an ad for Netflix, and it might be a legitimate ad, but your suggestion Els I think will miss. The ads are served by a different domain.

Perry Winkle · 02-02-2009, 11:58 PM

Also, it might not be an actual pop-up. If it's something that uses javascript and css you might get around them by turning off javascript... Sadly, a lot of sites don't work/look right without javascript turned on...

Beestie · 02-03-2009, 03:35 AM

This oughta take care of it.

SteveDallas · 02-05-2009, 11:41 AM

http://www.denofgeek.com/misc/197946...t_used_to.html

lupin..the..3rd · 02-15-2009, 12:18 PM

If you're using a decent browser like Firefox, you can use a Javascript blocker like NoScript. This will block all javascript code from automatically executing, which should stop even the most advanced pop-up advertising dead in its tracks.

Many websites rely on Javascript however for their own proper functioning, so with NoScript, you can enable it on a case-by-case basis. Mildly annoying at first, but once you've got all the sites you regularly visit "UnBlocked", there's little you have to do after that.

If you use Internet Explorer, well, that's you're problem. :p

02-01-2009, 11:10 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	How come Netflix has the juice to overcome my pop-up blocker? Remember when pop ups were ubiquitous and annoying? Until browsers built-in pop up blockers? So, most everything gets caught in that, except . . . Netflix ads. They pop up anyway? did the Netflix people bribe Bill Gates? Suck off the people at Mozilla? What? ETA . . . okay, make that suck off Bill Gates and bribe the people at Mozilla! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-01-2009, 12:04 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Just put www.netflix.com into your popup blocker's banned field? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-01-2009, 12:20 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I doubt that the origin of the popup is netflix.com. It may well display an ad for Netflix, and it might be a legitimate ad, but your suggestion Els I think will miss. The ads are served by a different domain. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-03-2009, 03:35 AM	#5
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	This oughta take care of it. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

02-02-2009, 11:58 PM	#4
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Also, it might not be an actual pop-up. If it's something that uses javascript and css you might get around them by turning off javascript... Sadly, a lot of sites don't work/look right without javascript turned on...

02-05-2009, 11:41 AM	#6
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	http://www.denofgeek.com/misc/197946...t_used_to.html

02-15-2009, 12:18 PM	#7
lupin..the..3rd Belt Conveyor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Meijersville Posts: 68	If you're using a decent browser like Firefox, you can use a Javascript blocker like NoScript. This will block all javascript code from automatically executing, which should stop even the most advanced pop-up advertising dead in its tracks. Many websites rely on Javascript however for their own proper functioning, so with NoScript, you can enable it on a case-by-case basis. Mildly annoying at first, but once you've got all the sites you regularly visit "UnBlocked", there's little you have to do after that. If you use Internet Explorer, well, that's you're problem. :p

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