Many websites use pop-ups and overlays to get you to sign up for newsletters, request cookie access, or promote offers. Although some web browsers come with built-in pop-up blockers to deal with these ...

Updates, notifications, messages, all come at us in a constant stream. While many of these digital nudges are welcome, some are not. In particular, notification spam can be a nuisance, misleading, and ...

Websites can alert you to new content or actions you need to take through pop-up notifications in your browser. However, these pop-up notifications can be distracting or intrusive, whether you're ...

If you find autoplay media content annoying while browsing, then this feature to block it using Microsoft’s Edge browser will catch your fancy. With this new feature, you can set your browser to block ...

Block Origin vanished from Microsoft Edge after a mistake, but it’s back. Here’s why it happened and how to restore the ...

Q: Is there a way to keep websites from automatically blaring their advertising videos? A: It’s amazing how many websites think that irritating their visitors with an automatically played video is a ...