Want to Stop Personalized Ads on Google and YouTube? Here’s How

 In this article, we have discussed the ways using which you can stop personalized ads on Google. Google collects a vast amount of data from individuals across the world (not always with the user’s consent). This way, Google fine-tunes its search algorithm and serves targeted ads on YouTube, Chrome, and other services. So, how to prevent this from happening? Well, you need to follow this article to the end, to know the procedure. It’s really easy and straightforward to opt-out of Google’s targeted ads across the web.


We have listed instructions for the same below, following which you can disable, block, stop, or completely opt-out of the targeted and personalized ads across YouTube, Chrome, and others.

Stop Personalized Ads on Google and YouTube


This article discusses how individuals can disable personalized ads across different services offered by Google, including Google Search, YouTube, and more. We have also listed how to block a specific category of ad that you aren’t comfortable with. So, let’s get started with the steps on how to restrict, block, opt-out of the targeted ads on Google services.

Restrict Targeted Ads on Google Sites and Services
So, how to block targeted ads on Google services and sites? Well, it’s pretty easy:

  1. Open Google, and go to the Ad Settings page. A toggle for “Ad Personalization,” will appear on the top.
  2. Tap on the toggle for the same. A warning pop-up will appear on your screen. You need to disregard it.
  3. Further, click on “Turn Off.”

Get More Control Over Personalized Ads on Google Sites and Services
The company also offers you granular control in case you don’t only want to stop targeted and personalized ads in their entirety. The first thing you need to ensure is that you restrict yourself from turning off the toggle for “Ad Personalization” in the first step. Instead, follow the steps listed below:

  1. With the Ad Personalization option turned “ON,” scroll below to look for the ad categories that Google thinks interest you. The categories also include demographic details that individuals can turn off to restrict Google from using to display personalized ads.
  2. Now, head over to any of the categories to disable it.
  3. Tap on “Confirm” when asked.
    Doing this will ensure you no ad gets displayed from that specific category while you are surfing through Google services and sites.

Block Targeted Ads on Third-party Websites Using Google Ad Services
So, how to prevent ads on a third-party website with Google Ad services? Well, you need to follow these steps for the same:

  1. Tap on “Control ad personalization on other websites … .”
  2. It will redirect you to aboutads.info, a configuration page.
  3. Further, you can opt-out of the tracking cookies from third-party websites.
  4. Once the initial assessment is done, tap on “Opt Out of All” appearing at the bottom. This way, you can opt-out of targeted ads from third-party companies.
  5. Tap on “Confirm,” when asked.
    Once you have customized the settings accordingly, all the third-parties will be notified by the service about the new ad settings. However, please be noted that this will only be applicable to the companies that voluntarily participate in this self-regulatory program. This will prevent the most problematic third-party ad servers from appearing over and over again.

So, these were the instructions using which you can stop personalized ads on YouTube, Google, and several other websites. With the methods listed above, you can restrict Google from serving you with further personalized ads on its websites and on several third-party sites making use of Google Ad Services.

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