Google Chrome to offer 'heavy ad' blocker to block resource-intensive adverts
A future release of Google Chrome will block ads consuming too much CPU power or sending large amounts of data
Google's new heavy ad blocker will target ads consuming too much of CPU power or sending a large amount of data. Image via Pixabay
Google is developing an ad blocker for Chrome targeting "heavy ads" - adverts so resource-intensive that they slow down the browser. The feature is not included in the current main Chrome build, but...
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