# Pop-up Blockers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-blockers/426668>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-blockers/426668 "2007-11-16T11:11:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-blockers/426668/1 "2007-11-16T11:11:45Z")

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My pop-up blocker seems to block ME :eek: 99% of the time and the infamous “them” only 1% of the time. Have others noticed this to be true? And if so, is there a factual reason why? What can I do about it?

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-blockers/426668/2 "2007-11-16T12:11:32Z")

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There are multiple ways that a new window/tab can be made to “pop up”.  
Here’s a couple of sites that test how well your blocker works,  
[http://www.popuptest.com/](http://www.popuptest.com/)

> **[Popup Check – Test your popup blocker](https://www.popupcheck.com/)**
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> Free Popup Blocker test to check your pop up blockers ability to block pop ups.

CMC +fnord!  
BTW What browser/blocker are you using?

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-blockers/426668/3 "2007-11-16T18:09:20Z")

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Hold the Ctrl key down when clicking on a link. That defeats the pop-up software.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-blockers/426668/4 "2007-11-17T00:50:48Z")

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[QUOTE=Post.Rinse.Repeat.]  
IE popup blocker has a frustrating maze of options. Temporarily allow, allow all from this site, all just this one, and way down a contorted options tree is block all. But when you do that, you can’t even click on the Post Go Advanced link.  
They really aren’t done inventing it yet.  
[/QUOTE]  
I use Firefox, and they DO appear to be done inventing it on that browser.

Between Firefox itself & Adblock, I am almost never troubled by popups.