  5% of Armenian users block ads online, study finds February 2, 2017 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The level of adblocking in Armenia now stands at 5%, according to data from a new global report by Irish firm PageFair. One in 20 Armenian internet users now blocks ads on laptops and other computers, as traditional publishers and media companies try to earn money from online ads. Georgia’s ad blocking rate is the same as that of Armenia at 5%, while Russia and Turkey’s rates stand at 6% and 7%, respectively. No information is available on ad blocking rates in Azerbaijan and Iran. Covering 73 countries from across the globe, the Pagefair 2017 Global Adblock report says that Ireland and Greece share the top spot for ad-blocking at 39%, followed by Germany at 29%. Also, the report reveals that 615 million devices are now blocking ads, a year-over-year spurt of 30%.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
