Method and system for controlling display of a web page

A method of controlling display of a web page in a browser application, the method being executable by at least one hardware processor of an electronic device running the browser application, the browser application configured to provide browser customized suggests in at least one user-activatable layout element of the web page, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the at least one hardware processor, data representative of the web page to be displayed in the browser application;
• identifying, based on the data, in the web page, the at least one user-activatable layout element displayable during the display of the web page;
• causing, by the at least one hardware processor, a simulated user interaction with the at least one user-activatable layout element;
• determining, by the at least one hardware processor, if the simulated user interaction causes a layout change indicative of the web page being configured to provide web page customized suggests in the at least one user-activatable layout element,
• the web page customized suggests having been generated by the web page independent of the browser application;
• in response to the layout change being indicative of the web page being configured to provide the web page customized suggests in the at least one user-activatable layout element:
• disabling, by the at least one hardware processor, a pre-determined one of:
• the browser application to provide the browser customized suggests in the at least one user-activatable layout element in the web page during the display thereof;
• and
• the web page to provide the web page customized suggests in the at least one user-activatable layout element in the web page during the display thereof.

A method of controlling display of a web page in a browser application, the method being executable by at least one hardware processor of an electronic device running the browser application, the browser application being configured to provide browser customized suggests in at least one user-activatable layout element of the web page, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the at least one hardware processor, data representative of the web page to be displayed in the browser application;
• identifying, based on the data, in the web page, the at least one user-activatable layout element displayable during the display of the web page;
• causing, by the at least one hardware processor, a simulated user interaction with the at least one user-activatable layout element;
• determining, by the at least one hardware processor, if the simulated user interaction causes a layout change to the at least one user-activatable layout element;
• in response to the simulated user interaction causing the layout change to the at least one user-activatable layout element:
• disabling, by the at least one hardware processor, browser modifications, generated by the web browser application, to contents of the at least one user-activatable layout element in the web page during the display thereof.