Block Banner Ads in Yahoo Mail

Yahoo! Mail is one of the most popular free email services in the world, but has been plagued by wide and flashing banner ads for a long time. Websites have to recover the cost of offering a service for free, but Yahoo! ads push the boundaries of acceptable behavior. If you think that Yahoo! Mail goes a bit too far when it comes to ads, you can disable them in most browsers.

Steps

Chrome

  1. Download the AdBlock extension. This extension is designed to block advertisements on websites, and will block all of the banner ads that appear on your Yahoo! Mail inbox.
    • Click the Chrome Menu button (☰).
    • Select "More tools" → "Extensions".
    • Click the "Get more extensions" link at the bottom of the page.
    • Search for "AdBlock".
    • Click the "+ Free " button next to the AdBlock extension and then click Add
  2. Configure AdBlock to block the Yahoo! Mail ads. AdBlock should be configured properly when it's installed, but it doesn't hurt to double-check.
    • Click the AdBlock button next to the Chrome Menu button.
    • Select "Options". A new tab will open.
    • Click the "Filter Lists" option and ensure that "EasyList" is checked.
  3. Reopen Yahoo! Mail. If you've left your inbox open while installing AdBlock, you'll need to close and reopen the browser for AdBlock to take effect.

Firefox

  1. Download the Adblock Plus extension. This is an extension that blocks advertisements, and with the proper configuration will block all of the banner ads that appear on your Yahoo! Inbox.
    • Click the Firefox Menu button (☰).
    • Select "Add-ons".
    • Search for "Adblock Plus".
    • Click the Install button next to Adblock Plus.
  2. Configure Adblock Plus. Simply installing Adblock Plus is usually enough to get rid of the ads on Yahoo! Mail, but there are a few settings you'll want to double-check to make sure that it's properly blocking all the ads.[1]
    • Click the "ABP" button next to the Firefox Menu button.
    • Select "Filter Preferences".
    • Ensure that "EasyList" is checked.
    • Uncheck "Allow some non-intrusive advertising".
  3. Reopen Yahoo! Mail. If you've left your inbox open while installing Adblock Plus, you'll need to close and reopen the browser for Adblock Plus to take effect.
  4. Try a different extension. "Yahoo Mail Hide Ad Panel" is another popular extension that just blocks the ads on your Yahoo! Mail page. The difference between this and using AdBlock is that "Yahoo Mail Hide Ad Panel" will reclaim some of the empty space left behind by the ad. You can install "Yahoo Mail Hide Ad Panel" using the same method as Step 1.
    • This extension is only available for Firefox.

Internet Explorer

  1. Visit the Adblock Plus website. Internet Explorer does not offer Adblock Plus through the extension manager, so you'll need to install it directly from the Adblock Plus website (adblockplus.org).
  2. Click the "Install for Internet Explorer" button.
  3. Click the .Run button that appears at the bottom of the page. This will start the setup process. Internet Explorer will be closed during setup.
    • Follow the prompts to install the extension.
  4. Restart Internet Explorer. Once the installation is finished, you can start up Internet Explorer again.
  5. Click the .Enable button at the bottom of the page to turn on Adblock Plus. You may need to restart Internet Explorer one more time.
  6. Reopen Yahoo! Mail. Now that Adblock Plus is up and running, you can return to Yahoo! Mail. All of the ads should now be hidden.

Safari

  1. Open the Safari Extensions page. This will allow you to download AdBlock, an extension that will hide all of the ads when you surf the web.
    • Click the Safari menu and select "Safari Extensions".
  2. Find and download AdBlock. You can usually find AdBlock on the front page of the Safari Extensions page. If you don't see it, you can search for it. Click the "Install Now" link to download and install it.
    • After a moment, a new tab should open showing a progress bar for the AdBlock installation.
  3. Click the "AdBlock" button next to your address bar. Select "Options" from the menu.
  4. Click the "Filter Lists" tab. Ensure that "EasyList" is selected. This list will block the Yahoo! ads.
  5. Reopen Yahoo! Mail. If you've left your inbox open while installing AdBlock, you'll need to close and reopen the browser for AdBlock to take effect.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17391
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