Generally when I click on a link in a thread, a new browser window or tab is opened. When I click on an ad, it goes straight there. Can this behaviour please be changed to the SDMB default oa a new window / tab?
I think that’s something you can handle in your own browser settings.
We have no control over how Google ads display when you click on them, sorry.
TubaDiva
Right-click on the ad, and choose “Open link in new window”.
Well, yes, but I’d rather they behave in the same manner as the rest of the links on the SDMB.
In Firefox, right click on the ad and select “open in new window” or “open in new tab.”
Since Google writes the code for their ads, not the SDMB, I think your misplacing your request.
Google AdSense Program Policies Upon investigation, turns out lorinada is correct, and I thank you for correcting my error.
Google insists that when you click you not get sent to a new page, please see under “Ad Placement:”
Clicks on Google ads must not result in a new browser window being launched.
It is possible you may be able to adjust your individual browser settings otherwise, but we can’t do that for you here.
TubaDiva
Ah well. Thanks anyway. It’s a right pain: for some few sites - like the SDMB - I like it but for 90%+, I don’t.