How do I get those notices from websites popping in from the right side of my screen

[smirkymonkey]

to stop?

It doesn't matter if I am I am on at work or DU or a movie, they are annoying and I am afraid they are going to get me in trouble at work if I am presenting something. They used to happen only rarely, but lately they have been coming fast and furious and I don't know how to get rid of them.

Does anyone have any advice? Thanks in advance!

[LuckyCharms]

1. Are they on your phone? Or tablet? Or desktop?

Please post the answer and I'll try to figure it out, even though I'm not too good with this stuff.

Also, can you please describe the notices?

[smirkymonkey]

2. Laptop.

They are from yahoo, health websites, random news websites, etc. They are links to stories on the websites they are from, not ads. Sometimes I don't even look at where they are from because I just want to get rid of them quickly. I don't know why they seem to have picked up lately, but they are so annoying. Thank you!

[jberryhill]

3. For one thing...

Quit using your laptop at the movies.

[smirkymonkey]

4. I was wondering why people kept giving me dirty looks and throwing

drinks at my head.

[elleng]

5. LOL!!!

[pangaia]

26. I agree, if one is going to do that at LEAST use a small tablet !!!

[demmiblue]

6. I use Adblock Plus and NoScript... I never see any ads. n/t

[LuckyCharms]

7. Yes...what demmiblue said. Also...

sometimes I get a weird popup that asks if I would like to receive "notifications" from a particular website I am on, and it forces me to manually opt out, which I always do.

It sound like these things are just popping up for you. That leads me to relate them to these notification thingies that I am always being asked to approve. I'm not sure how to stop those specifically, but I do use Adblock and I don't receive them. I'll do a bit more quick research to see what I can find...

[smirkymonkey]

8. But they aren't ads, they are websites that are sending me articles.

For instance, I just recently got one for Food and Wine. They weren't selling me anything, it was just an article from the magazine.

[demmiblue]

11. I don't get any type of pop-up like that.

Sometimes I have to tweak NoScript to see content, though.

[LuckyCharms]

9. Ah, if you use chrome, try this...

you can adjust your settings in your browser...

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

if you use another browser, search "how to stop notifications in *browser name*.

Good luck!

[smirkymonkey]

12. Thank you!

I think I just figured it out too, but we'll see if it works!

[LuckyCharms]

13. Good deal!

[captain queeg]

10. Are you a Star member?

I was getting all sorts of annoying pop ups and someone recommended I upgrade to a Star membership. I don’t like getting pushed into joining anything, but I do spend a lot of time here so I did it. I wouldn’t say it’s gotten rid of everything, but I notice a huge difference if I get in and have not logged in yet to be recognized.

[smirkymonkey]

14. Yes, I am, but this is happening no matter what program I am on.

However, I think I may have figured it out. We'll see if it works. Thank you!

[Brainfodder]

15. What operating system and which browser?

You need notifications turned off at the browser and/or OS level is
what that sounds like.

Search on turn off notifications using those missing details too in the search.

[Lisa0825]

16. It sounds like you are getting push notifications.

When you go to many websites, a pop-up will appear asking if you want to get notifications about new articles, etc, and there is typically a place to click to allow or block. If you allow, then whenever you have your browser open, and they have something to share, you will get a little notification pop up.

Here is a link that may help...

https://pushassist.com/knowledgebase/how-to-enable-or-disable-push-notifications-on-chrome-firefox-safari-b/

[smirkymonkey]

17. Thanks! Very helpful!

[Lisa0825]

19. You're welcome! :-)

[montanacowboy]

18. I get the same thing

it's driving me crazy, it dings every time one pops up and you have get rid of it two times before it goes and then shortly another one and another one.

I have tried everything to shut off these things and nothing works.

[CentralMass]

20. In you browser settings, have you tried turning notifications off ?

[smirkymonkey]

22. That's what I just tried.

We'll see if it works. Haven't gotten one since. Thanks!

[blogslut]

21. Numerous websites drop down a box when you open their page(s)

The box asks if you want notifications from their site. When you click the "yes" button you then receive push notifications from those sites and, probably, every other site within their networks.

It's easy to accidentally click that yes button. They're often subtle and, for some, difficult to distinguish from those stupid GDPR cookie warnings that plague the internet.

It's a shitty marketing trick that's no less than opt-in malware.

https://lifehacker.com/disable-those-annoying-browser-notifications-once-and-1822154599

[smirkymonkey]

23. I am going to be very vigilant from now on to reject every site that

does that. Thank you for the advice!

[DUar17]

24. What ads?

I use Firefox + uBlock Origin, never see ads.

A plus is pages load faster.

[pwb]

25. I get them when i don't sign in.

They go away when i sign in. ?