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What is with the random redirect to porn?

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PinkLemons · 05/01/2014 13:50

Ok maybe not open but twice now I have been reading a thread and my browser has redirected to a site selling vibrators and dildos! The same site both times! Confused

The first time was yesterday and I presumed I had managed to click a random link somehow. It's just done it again whilst I was reading a thread and not actually touching my phone!

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FrauEnglischLehrerin · 24/01/2014 09:46

Today and yesterday I've been getting redirects to Farm Heroes Saga on the app store.

Blondeshavemorefun · 18/01/2014 22:15

and now accidents

www.national-accident-helpline.co.uk/underdog?s=zango&utm_source=zango&utm_medium=cpm&utm_term=js2

why dont i get porn Grin!!!

Blondeshavemorefun · 18/01/2014 17:19

loanspanda.co.uk/?c=10605 keep popping up :(

Blondeshavemorefun · 17/01/2014 16:08

When I'm home and on Lappy I will write down the names that come up :)

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ColetteTech · 17/01/2014 11:19

@FrauEnglischLehrerin

Just happened again. Same game.

Thanks Frau, I'm on the case.

Colette

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ColetteTech · 17/01/2014 11:18

@Blondeshavemorefun

oh, i just did a thread on this

i always get pay day loans/debt things etc

wonder why i dont get porn Grin

but only on my laptop not my iphone, and i also added a guardian thing the other day as well .......

Hello, can you remember the names of the pay day loans and debt advertisers? These definitely shouldn't be displaying on the site.

Colette

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ColetteTech · 17/01/2014 11:16

Hi All,

When you see an ad that makes you go a bit Hmm, could you let us know the name of the advertiser and what device you've seen it on? Screen grabs sent to [email protected] would be fabulous too.

Thanks for reporting all.

Colette

Blondeshavemorefun · 15/01/2014 17:01

oh, i just did a thread on this

i always get pay day loans/debt things etc

wonder why i dont get porn Grin

but only on my laptop not my iphone, and i also added a guardian thing the other day as well .......

FrauEnglischLehrerin · 15/01/2014 11:21

Just happened again. Same game.

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PinkLemons · 15/01/2014 08:22

It was an iphone

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MasterOfTheYoniverse · 15/01/2014 07:31

same as pink lemons. happened both times a logged on earlier this week.

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PinkLemons · 15/01/2014 07:24

It hasn't happened in the last few days to me. Thanks mnhq!

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FrauEnglischLehrerin · 15/01/2014 07:23

Ipad.

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ColetteTech · 14/01/2014 14:39

@FrauEnglischLehrerin

App store redirect just happened again, to a game called Empire: Four Kingdoms.

The porn redirect has not happened again since last week.

What kind of device are you on, Frau? Desktop/mobile/tablet?

FrauEnglischLehrerin · 14/01/2014 11:38

App store redirect just happened again, to a game called Empire: Four Kingdoms.

The porn redirect has not happened again since last week.

Jacksmania · 14/01/2014 02:51

No redirecting to App Store happening today, yay Tech Thanks.

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ColetteTech · 13/01/2014 17:29

FrauEnglischLehrerin and Fark - is this the Ali Express redirect again? Sorry about this, it keeps slipping through the net somehow. How recently has this happened to you both?

We'll get those ads that are automatically opening the app store blocked too, thanks for reporting.

Colette

ChaircatMiaow · 13/01/2014 11:07

I have been having the same issue for the past few days whereby I am being redirected to the App Store for candy crush or some similar game while reading Mumsnet.

Tres annoying.

FrauEnglischLehrerin · 13/01/2014 09:56

I was just taken to the app store when I clicked on this thread and that's happened to me quite a few times in the last week or so. It wasn't Candy Crush but another game.

The porn redirects were to something called Erotic Tube. I haven't had another of those since I posted last week.

Jacksmania · 13/01/2014 05:25

I'm on my iPhone and about a dozen times now, without me touching the screen, the Safari screen went away and the App Store screen came on with an app for some kind if a war game. Only when I'm on MN. I thought it was my phone until I saw this thread. It's been happening all day, and yesterday.

crabb · 13/01/2014 05:23

I had the AliExpress redirect issue last week - that seems to be fixed, but now the same thing is happening again but I'm being redirected to Candy Crush on the App Store. This happens on threads where there's an ad for Candy Crush at the bottom of the page. I'm on an iPhone using the mobile site.

Fark · 10/01/2014 15:52

It's been happening to me too. On iMac, iPhone and iPad.

FrauEnglischLehrerin · 09/01/2014 10:40

Just happened (again) to me. Using the desktop site on an ipad.

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ColetteTech · 06/01/2014 16:59

Hi All,

Can you let me know if this is still happening? We've put in a fix and I'm hoping this has done the trick. Hmm

Colette