Google to block sites that use deceptive download buttons.

nlinecomputers · Feb 4, 2016

Google is going to start blocking sites that use deceptive and confusing ads mixed in with the legitimate download.

Download.com, we are looking at you, among others.

http://gizmodo.com/google-goes-to-w...source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

cypress · Feb 4, 2016

uBlock by default now blocks a lot of download.com links now. That site has really fallen in the last couple of years.

Rosco · Feb 4, 2016

download dot com is the worst. I use to like it but now it stinks bad!

Galdorf · Feb 4, 2016

Download.com is not as bad as SOFTPEDIA some pages have as many as 10 download buttons.

fencepost · Feb 4, 2016

The discussion on Hacker News about this largely involved questions about why Google was announcing its plans to block AdSense ads.

JoeTech · Feb 4, 2016

Hackernews link for those that what to read more about it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11032270

jack-ant · Feb 4, 2016

I believe this to be anti competitive behavior.