Chrome's anti-abuse protections block 7 billion unwanted Android notifications daily
Google Chrome now auto-revokes web push notification permissions, blocking over 7 billion unwanted and abusive notifications daily on Android.
Google announced anti-abuse measures in Chrome that automatically revoke notification permissions for inactive websites and sites Safe Browsing flags for abusive or deceptive notification practices, with users able to restore permissions via Safety Hub. The protections combine Chrome Security, Firebase Cloud Messaging, and Safe Browsing behavioral detection of coordinated abusive networks, and blocked more than 7 billion unwanted notifications per day on Android in Q1. Google also limits abusive domains to 1,000 push messages per minute via FCM and redesigned Android prompts with one-tap unsubscribe.
- Chrome revokes notification permissions for inactive or abusive sites identified via Safe Browsing.
- Behavioral detection of service worker activity targets coordinated abusive notification networks.
- FCM rate limits abusive domains to 1,000 push messages per minute with HTTP 429 for violators.
- Protections blocked over 7 billion unwanted notifications daily on Android in Q1; one-tap unsubscribe added.
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- Android users
- Countries
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Google Chrome’s latest measures against abusive web push notifications include automatically revoking notification permissions for inactive and suspicious websites, helping reduce scams, phishing attempts, and other deceptive content .
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