there are a couple of addons that will will help block those ads. I also use adlbock plus popup addon and element hiding helper. also you need to make sure to unselect not to allow non-intrusive ads (paid ads)
one thing though, your link is a paid link too
cannot read the article without a paid subscription ![]()
The Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/80a8ce54-a61d-11e4-9bd3-00144feab7de.html#axzz3QaDc1Pj4) reports that Adblock Plus doesn't block ads from Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Taboola in exchange for financial support from those companies.
Well, ads aren't viruses, malware or spyware. It just are ads.
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