Some popups aren't getting blocked

[Zero3K]

An example of such popups can be found at http://www.chaturbate.com and http://www.pornhub.com (both are NSFW).

[jacob.salmela]

This may help:

How do I determine what domain an ad is coming from?

Block ads or fix broken sites This FAQ is written in the context of finding out how to block an ad that isn't blocked automatically, but the same steps can be used to troubleshoot issues with sites that don't function properly. An example is that sometimes certain payment gateways try to collect metrics on the sale, but these domains are blocked by Pi-hole, so the payment cannot be processed. Also, some links send you through several referrers and if one of them is blocked, you may land on a …

[DanSchaper]

Jacob's too nice a fellow to do the in-depth research, but it looks like those domains are serving the popups via their own host domains. In order for us to be able to block the ad traffic without blocking the wanted traffic, the ads would have to be coming from a separate, unique location. (Something like ad.pornhub.com instead of from the www domain.)

[Zero3K]

Oh, so blocking the ad traffic prevents the popups from appearing?

[DanSchaper]

That can depend on the client platform. If you have a PC with a browser and additional extensions, then a lot of popups can be removed or automatically closed. On mobile, it's a little harder, as we don't do anything with the HTML/JS from the site, we just blocked based on the DNS address. So if the site has a JS popup that points to a blocked domain, it's possible to get an empty window as a popup and have to close it down. I really haven't seen this though, so my limited research may just not have found the right triggers.