Internet Pages Driving me nuts now

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I'm putting this into the general section because not everybody is a tech person, but we all use them, eh?

Over the last year, it has become increasingly annoying and sometimes difficult to go to certain sites because of all the activity going on.

I like to read articles. But my eyes are always darting to the flashing crap and sudden audio from all the stuff going on in the borders.

Am I the only one this annoys?

And, yes, I know about ad blockers and such, but many sites will not load now if they are active, or the 'reader view' is blocked by the site or it also prevents you from seeing pertinent video that you do want to see or you can't read the comments.

I turn down the volume and use ad-blockers. Problem solved.

The adblockers I have tried also did not let me see featured video when I wanted. Got a good suggestion?

Sound is not an option as I listen to too many things and it would be up and down and up and down. I have the headphones plugged in, but somethings the volume is so loud (compared to everything else) that I can hear it, even if not wearing them. And, that is loud. My hearing is not great anyway.

Since you can't or won't accept the really useful suggestions I've made so far, then the only other suggestions I have are either stay off of the Internet, or put up with the distractions.

Got a bit of an attitude problem there?

1. I do not 'can't or won't'. I gave reasons. It is not your place to put a value judgement on this

2. You made general suggestions at best, I asked for specifics based on the issues I have encountered...so, if you choose not to be helpful, but instead just posture a bit, I have to wonder what that purpose is as you make it sound as if you have delivered a bolt of knowledge from the blue that solved everything.

I asked for specifics, if you don't want to make suggestions, like oh, I don't know, a specific blocker for a specific browser, then you have added nothing to this at all.

I would like to thank you for your most helpful suggestion.

Ya like the sarcasm back atcha?

Seriously? Stay off the internet or put up with it. Hmmmmm...

I think I know which it is now......Thank you for helping make that decision.

You're welcome!

Fnord has attitude, we have the problem. He's sorta like those web page elements that are driving you crazy. But remember that sometimes, rarely, those ads and videos match exactly what you need.

In all seriousness, I use a FF with a combination of ABP + (Disconnect or Ghostery) + Flashblock. The combo allows me to enjoy fast loads without distracting elements. Coupled with the add-in "Monochro", which removes almost all style elements, I end up with a plain B&W text page for the most part. If something is missing such as a comments section or video, I selectively pause each one via their button in the toolbar, starting with Disconnect/Ghostery, then ABP, then flashblock until the element I need reappears. For the most part - and once ABP is tuned somewhat - it's all pretty trouble free. Which means using something like FEBE becomes really useful...

In firefox, you can disable autoplay for media and disable image animations. That gets rid of a lot of the flashing stuff.