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“One more thing,” Zoe said, pulling up her phone. “This happens on your iPhone and iPad, too.” She opened Safari on her own iPhone, tapped the icon in the address bar, and scrolled down to Hide Distracting Items . “That’s for killing specific pop-ups or overlays that slip through. And on iOS, go to Settings > Safari > Block Pop-ups and make sure that toggle is green.”

After installing it, Zoe closed the Settings pane. “Try it now,” she said.

“Extensions are like apps for your browser. Some are helpful. Some are the digital equivalent of a raccoon in your walls.” Zoe clicked . A list appeared: “Coupon Crusher,” “Weather Weasel,” “Free PDF Downloader (Definitely Not a Virus).”

In the section, there was a small drop-down menu next to “When visiting other websites.” Currently, it was set to Allow .