Amazon is helping to kill off Flash for good

Aug20

by Sindy Cator on August 20, 2015 at 2:45 pm

It looks like Adobe Flash is finally on the cusp of its ultimate downfall. Following a string of moves by browser-makers, Amazon will no longer accept Flash ads on Amazon.com or its third party advertising platform. An article on Amazon’s Technical Guidelines page says the change is a reaction to recent measures browsers have taken to help kick Flash to the curb. In June, for instance, Chrome started testing a feature that automatically pauses unnecessary flash content, so you’d have to click to play it. In July, Mozila disabled Flash in Firefox following security concerns. Flash has been an integral part…