I hate those too. Everybody does.
But they have to pay for their site somehow.
And people have proven reliably reluctant to dip into their pockets for web content.
I guess if you can’t stand it, don’t go there. For everyone else, it’s simply the price you have to pay.
Does anyone get the voice pop ups?? It’s awful, all of a sudden you’re hearing an ad. I have to press mute of course, but it’s weird.
Does it pay? I’ve never known of anyone who bought something from a float-over.