The Notification Spam
Modern web browsers allow websites to send push notifications to your desktop, much like native smartphone apps. This is useful for keeping track of incoming emails or chat messages. However, many news sites, blogs, and even online stores now aggressively abuse this feature. By default, Google Chrome allows any website to throw a prominent pop-up window near your address bar asking, “Show notifications?” the second the webpage loads. If you are casually browsing dozens of sites a day, constantly having to swat away these permission requests becomes a major, repetitive annoyance.
Blocking the Prompts Globally
To enjoy a quieter browsing experience and stop Google Chrome from automatically requesting permission to send notifications when you visit new websites, you can configure the browser to block these requests silently by default.
Click the three vertical dots (the customize menu) in the extreme top-right corner of Chrome and select Settings. In the left-hand navigation sidebar, click on Privacy and security. In the main panel, click on Site settings. Scroll down to the “Permissions” section and click on Notifications. At the top of this page, look for the “Default behavior” section. To eliminate the pop-ups entirely, select the bottom radio button: Don’t allow sites to send notifications. Chrome will now silently reject all notification requests in the background without ever bothering you. (If you ever actually want notifications from a specific site, like WhatsApp Web, you can click the settings icon next to the URL and manually allow them).