
Google depends
on advertising for its revenue. It is to serve this purpose that the
company collects all relevant data across all of its users. Our browsing
habits, our shopping-related searches, our weekly schedule — all of
these are of interest to Google because they grant an insight into our
lives, allowing Google to serve personalized ads that have a higher
chance to resonate with viewers.
So earlier this year, when reports emerged that Google was looking to incorporate an ad blocker in Google Chrome – its main browser that serves millions of Android users – many people were initially surprised. After all, ads are Google’s forte, so blocking them natively seems like a strange idea. However, the reports clarified that even though the ad blocker would be turned on by default, it will only block out those specific types of ads that are deemed too intrusive and that negatively affect a user’s browsing experience.
Some users on Google Chrome’s Canary and Dev branches are now seeing a new option within the app’s settings called “Ads”, which is where the user-facing toggle for the ad blocker will reside. The ad blocker is toggled on by default, but you do have the option to turn it off.

Implementing a native ad blocker that targets negative ads will actually increase ad revenue for Google. Many ad block users look for ways to filter out terrible and intrusive ads, and using an ad blocker means that other acceptable and non-intrusive advertisements also get caught in the same net.
What are your thoughts on Google Chrome’s native ad blocker? Let us know in the comments below!
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