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Site diverting to irrelevant gaming(?) app.

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Gruach · 10/06/2016 08:45

Surely it's not just on my phone? Innocently scrolling through any old thread, with no advert in the middle of the page, I'm suddenly confronted with a huge advert. Clicking to delete it just takes me to an apps thing.

Why is it happening?

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Waltons · 16/06/2016 18:20

Happened again here when I logged in this morning. PC & Chrome again.

Queenbean · 16/06/2016 18:19

Still happening. Pleeeaaasssseeee

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LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 16/06/2016 18:16

It's still happening! Keeps coming up.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 15/06/2016 10:03

We've just nudged Tech on this one as we don't believe it to be an issue with our internal ads system. We will post back asap with an update. Apologies this is taking so long.

ComaToes · 15/06/2016 07:47

Me too. Safari in iPhone here. Any update, MNHQ?

JennyHolzersGhost · 15/06/2016 07:47

Me too.

DoesAnyoneReadTheseThings · 15/06/2016 07:43

It's a bit terrifying in the dark at 3am.....

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Gruach · 14/06/2016 21:47

Now - this is ridiculous. Angry

Blessed thing is still leaping out at me. Three or four times every day ...

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Gruach · 13/06/2016 10:55

What would actually have to happen to make it stop?

At the moment I'm finding that I can escape by clicking the "back" arrow on my phone, but still ...

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DoesAnyoneReadTheseThings · 13/06/2016 10:31

Yep still happening to me not that anyone cares 😆

PolaroidsFromTheBeyond · 13/06/2016 10:29

Still happening this morning (iPhone and safari).

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 12/06/2016 17:26

Screenshot of the pop-up. When you try to click on the giant grey x in the top right corner it diverts you away instead. The full address you can see in the address bar of my browser there is: data:text/html;base64,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

Hope this helps in some way.

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TheCrowFromBelow · 12/06/2016 16:22

This is still happening. It's really annoying and I'm sure it's contravening some sort of advertising standards as it's diverting me to the App Store to get crap I do not want ie SkyBet, William hill, there is no warning and it diverts when you close the pop up.
Please can you get rid of it!

ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe · 12/06/2016 09:10

Even worse this morning.

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 12/06/2016 08:18

Four times so far in the last hour

DoesAnyoneReadTheseThings · 12/06/2016 01:40

Just happened to me again.

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DawnMumsnet · 11/06/2016 22:09

Thanks everyone - we're still doing our best to get these ads blocked.

Waltons · 11/06/2016 17:26

I'm got it yesterday and today, coming up as a backdrop to Talk. Using a PC and Chrome.

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 11/06/2016 16:18

Rebecca I just posted a thread about this too. Apologies for the duplicate. Also getting pop-ups that cause me to navigate away from site. Also using iPhone, a 6+ and using web browser via safari.

PolaroidsFromTheBeyond · 11/06/2016 11:54

Glad you're looking into it. I've been diverted to the Cyclops site several times this morning. I'm using Safari on an iPhone.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 11/06/2016 11:05

Hi all,

Thanks for the reports and posts.

We've asked our ad ops team to look into this ASAP

Apologies.

MegBusset · 11/06/2016 09:39

Yes it's still on mine and bloody annoying. Please kill it MNHQ!

BertieBotts · 11/06/2016 09:38

Since this one has been reported I'd like to also highlight this thread from yesterday: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2658272-Diverting-to-porn-site

Seriously, is it not time to ban adchoices completely?

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 11/06/2016 09:37

It's happened twice in the last few minutes

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Gruach · 11/06/2016 09:34

Just in case MNHQ hadn't seen the various cries of anguish I've reported this thread.

Hardly dare say my scrolling has been trouble free so far today - but slightly holding my breath.

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