How to Hide Google Ads on MySpace

You can easily get rid of the Google ads when using your MySpace profile.

MySpace is one of the most popular social networking sites in the world. The website displays an array of Google ads on the upper region of your profile's page, which for many people can become annoying. Usually, MySpace users paste free HTML codes in their About Me profile section to hide these ads; however, this practice violates the MySpace Terms of Use agreement, and ultimately, your account can get suspended for doing this. However, you can successfully hide Google ads on MySpace without breaking any user agreements by adjusting your web browser's settings.

Instructions

Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer, then click the "Tools" tab on the upper-right side of your window and select "Internet Options."

2. Click the "Security" tab on the pop-up window and click the "Restricted sites" icon. Click the "Sites" tab beneath thereafter and stand by for the "Restricted sites" pop-up window to be displayed on your screen.

3. Locate the text box displayed with the heading that says "Add this website to the zone" and add the following URLs (without quotations): "http://dect.myspace.com," "http://delb.myspace.com," "http://defp.myspace.com" and "http://demr.myspace.com." After you type each URL, click the "Add" tab next to the text box. You must add each URL individually. These MySpace URLs correspond to the ad sections displayed on the MySpace website; therefore, when you filter them on your Internet Explorer browser, the Google ads will no longer be displayed.

Firefox

1. Open Firefox and navigate to the Firefox Add-ons page that features the Adblock Plus add-on download). Adblock Plus is a free add-on that will block advertisements, Google ads and banners; it also enables you to keep websites from tracking you. Unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox offers add-ons to perform tasks such as this one.

2. Click on the green button that says "Add to Firefox" and when the installation window pops up, click on the "Install Now" tab.

3. Close Firefox and launch it again so the Adblock Plus add-on finishes installing. When Firefox start again, a pop-up window titled "Add Adblock Plus filter subscription" will prompt you to subscribe to an Ad list. Click on the top option that says "EasyList (English)" and then click on the tab at the bottom of the window that reads "Add subscription."

4. Log into your MySpace account and the Google ads will no longer be displayed. With Adblock Plus you have the ability to stop viewing ads on any website. To do this simply right-click on the ad you no longer want displayed on your screen and click on the "Adblock Image" option displayed on the drop-down menu.

References

• Abrax.us: About Hiding the Myspace Advertising
• MySpace: Search Help

Resources

• Add-ons for Firefox: Adblock Plus
• MySpace