Ad blocking

Yandex filters out shocking and intrusive ads on web pages by default.

Which ads are considered intrusive?

The app filters out intrusive ad formats so you can disable them in the settings.

• A fullscreen banner that appears immediately after the page loads. After a countdown, you can close it yourself or it'll close automatically.
• Fullscreen banners that appear after you have been on the site for a certain amount of time. May be closed immediately or after a countdown.
• Advertising video with sound in the website content. Sound turns on automatically.

Which ads are considered shocking?

• Erotic and pornographic ads
  Banners with erotic or pornographic images or ads for "adult" sites. These ads are blocked on all sites except those where they match the site topic.

• Aggressive and shocking ads
  Banners with graphic images of disasters, survivors of violence, creepy characters from horror movies, worms and parasites, diseases and deformities, infected organs and ulcers, and grossly obese people. Close-up drawings and photos of private parts and childbirth. Messages about celebrities' deaths or predictions of the end of the world.

• Intrusive and annoying ads
  Animated flashing banners. Windows and tabs with ads that pop up when you tap a video or a blank space on a page, or when you try to close an ad.

• SMS fraud advertising
  Banners that advertise sites related to SMS fraud. Banners faking messages from social media. Banners promising lottery winnings, prizes for a lucky website visitor (100,000th visitor and so on), access to a leaked database of personal information (or the opportunity to delete your data from it), fortune telling, and the like.

• Dubious banners
  Banners with bogus messages about your computer being infected or updates for installed programs, or banners faking windows and other browser interface elements. Banners that promise money-making opportunities without explaining how. Suspicious ads offering treatment for diseases, rejuvenation and weight loss without indicating the medications, treatment method or clinic. Banners advertising celebrity diets, especially if they contain compromising images.

Report an ad

If you see an offensive or intrusive ad on the page, you can report it:

1. Open any tab.
2. To the right of the SmartBox, tap .
3. Tap Ad blocker → Report ads.

The ad report will be sent to Yandex. If many similar complaints are submitted, the ad source may be blocked for all users.

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