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To think the ads on mumsnet are ruining the site

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SecondBanana · 21/10/2025 20:29

I understand that some advertising is necessary to keep the lights on here. But, given the fact that the site’s content is pretty much user-generated, isn’t it a bit CF of mumsnet to be now charging us for the pleasure of reading it without the distracting obstacles that the new style adverts are presenting? For many of us the days are long and demanding enough. I think I might be out 🙃

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RandomTyping · 23/10/2025 08:14

I use Chrome on an Android phone, and have had an issue recently with those irritating ads that extend across the screen. They seem to glitch, go massive, and cover the entire thread so I can't see anything! Can't access a button to close it or move anything, so have to refresh the screen to get rid. Then it happens again ten minutes later. At which point I usually give up and do something useful instead. So I guess it's served to cut my screen time. I get something similar on the Guardian website, thoughless often, but literally nowhere else. It's possibly something in my browser, but honestly I can't really be arsed to work out what.

DancingNotDrowning · 23/10/2025 08:09

There’s a thread on this in site stuff.

in the past ten days the site using safari via iPhone has become unusable. I’ve switched to the Ap but don’t like the layout; that threads you are on revert back to OP not last read; that only user names are different colour not the whole thread; my own posts aren’t highlighted and infinite scroll.

I don’t want to have to use a different browser, or purchase a VPN. I’ve been on MN 20+ years and seen some crap but this might be the nail in the coffin.

Shutuptrevor · 23/10/2025 08:05

I changed my phone browser and it made all the difference. My phone no longer crashes, overheats, battery doesn’t tank and the ads are so much less intrusive. It was unusable for me before.

PersephoneParlormaid · 23/10/2025 08:05

Ads are necessary, i get that, but the ones that slide in to where you are touching the screen, then you’re being diverted to something you don’t want to see, are really annoying. And I hate that the page is slow to load when it’s loading ads first.

Doggymummar · 23/10/2025 08:04

I don't see any ads, chrome browser

Parky04 · 23/10/2025 08:02

youegg · 23/10/2025 07:52

I don’t understand these threads. I never use the desktop site, only the iPhone app and there’s almost no ads. Well not enough I notice them. It’s a proper forum on the app

There is a Temu ad above your post but it's not intrusive!

youegg · 23/10/2025 07:52

I don’t understand these threads. I never use the desktop site, only the iPhone app and there’s almost no ads. Well not enough I notice them. It’s a proper forum on the app

Parky04 · 23/10/2025 07:48

I use the app and it rarely freezes. I don't notice the ads either!

Bjorkdidit · 23/10/2025 04:33

I never understand these threads. I use Chrome on a laptop or on my phone and can't really see any adverts. There's some down the side of the page on desktop, but otherwise they're hardly visible and the site is usually fine, despite me having a fairly basic old phone and laptop.

The way people describe it makes it sound like the Reach Media shite websites which are ruined by adverts, so compared to that, MN is fine, the adverts are barely noticeable.

spoonbillstretford · 23/10/2025 04:29

I don't actually notice the ads too much. But the stability of the site is far worse than any other website I visit regularly. It so often freezes and crashes on my phone or laptop, due to all the ads.

MumChp · 23/10/2025 04:25

pigear · 21/10/2025 20:33

It's the flashing, constantly changing ads at the top of the page that then turns into a bigger box with an advert playing which just keeps coming back and it's just too much and if you close it, it just comes back.

I keep getting a lipstick one with close ups of lips and then someone squeezing a spot which makes me feel ill.

It's ridiculous.

I don't mind the ads between the posts but the top of the page one is genuinely awful and intrusive.

This.

pigear · 21/10/2025 20:33

It's the flashing, constantly changing ads at the top of the page that then turns into a bigger box with an advert playing which just keeps coming back and it's just too much and if you close it, it just comes back.

I keep getting a lipstick one with close ups of lips and then someone squeezing a spot which makes me feel ill.

It's ridiculous.

I don't mind the ads between the posts but the top of the page one is genuinely awful and intrusive.

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