# Are the Google ads gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 6, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113 "2007-02-06T18:44:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/1 "2007-02-06T18:44:09Z")
I haven’t seen a Google ad in a couple days now. Can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one, in fact. I didn’t make any changes on my end, far as I know. Are they gone or am I just special? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/2 "2007-02-06T18:48:42Z")
You’re just special, because at the bottom of this thread is an ad for,wait for it…Google Ads. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/3 "2007-02-06T18:50:13Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] I haven’t seen a Google ad in a couple days now. Can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one, in fact. I didn’t make any changes on my end, far as I know. Are they gone or am I just special? [/QUOTE] Once I re-enabled them they showed up (I use Firefox with Adblocker, so I normally never see them). Are you sure you don’t have anything blocking ads? ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/4 "2007-02-06T18:54:33Z")
Heh, as I read your post, I see three ads at the bottom. Sure you didn’t upgrade your browser or somethin’? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/5 "2007-02-06T18:55:05Z")
[QUOTE=Canadjun] I use Firefox with Adblocker, so I normally never see them. [/QUOTE] Which makes you brilliant. Like me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/6 "2007-02-06T21:14:21Z")
[QUOTE=Rube E. Tewesday] Heh, as I read your post, I see three ads at the bottom. Sure you didn’t upgrade your browser or somethin’? [/QUOTE] Ah, I think it’s because work installed an ad blocker, probably at the server level? Since I didn’t make any changes here at the machine. Usually I’ll see a message saying “Ad blocked by our incredibly robust ad-blocking software”, but I don’t see any such message where the Google ads used to be. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/7 "2007-02-06T22:18:57Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] Ah, I think it’s because work installed an ad blocker, probably at the server level? Since I didn’t make any changes here at the machine. Usually I’ll see a message saying “Ad blocked by our incredibly robust ad-blocking software”, but I don’t see any such message where the Google ads used to be. [/QUOTE] You’re reading the Straight Dope whilst at work? Shame on you! (oops here comes my boss now… gotta go) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-google-ads-gone/391113/8 "2007-02-06T23:19:34Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] You **…** work? Shame on you! [/QUOTE] Elipsis added by editor. 😃😃😃