The very notion of browsing the modern internet without a pop-up blocker feels kind of like driving a car without a windshield: it's not strictly required, but doing so may be hazardous to your health ...
This happened maybe 3 times now when I am reading a store on ars on my Android phone. There would suddenly be a pop up which disappears but brings up the play store. Didn't stick around to see what it ...
Pop-up blockers in Google Chrome and other browsers block annoying ads that redirect to dangerous content, but they can also block the content you want to view. You can easily turn off the pop-up ...