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Flashing adverts on sidebar

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 16/03/2020 21:58

Can anyone help, no matter what I do I have flashing adverts on the side of mumsnet. I have never had them on any other website. I try “report ad to google” but they come back again almost immediately.

I’m at my wits end, I have epilepsy and it’s making me unable to use the site.

Does anyone know how to stop them??

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JoMumsnet · 25/04/2020 15:41

Oh @GeneHuntgoosedme, we're so very glad to hear that!

Thanks very much for letting us know. And sorry again that it's taken so long to sort this out - we really appreciate your patience.

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 25/04/2020 09:58

SORTED!!!

Yay, thank you so much

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soniamumsnet · 23/04/2020 11:42

Hi @GeneHuntgoosedme thanks for getting back to us. Can you please hit refresh, clear the cache and let us know if you still have problems.

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 23/04/2020 09:40

Um no it’s not ... see pic ..

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soniamumsnet · 23/04/2020 08:07

Hi @GeneHuntgoosedme just popping in to let you know that this issue has been solved now. Give us a shout if you have any more issues, and thanks again for your patience.

MNHQ

soniamumsnet · 22/04/2020 09:13

Hi, thanks for the screenshot and reports, and for being patient!

We're taking a look at this and will hopefully get to the bottom of it soon.

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 21/04/2020 22:42

Still here I’m afraid

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LilyMumsnet · 21/04/2020 17:36

Hi folks

We're so sorry that this is still happening - we're absolutely treating this as a priority and will have it sorted as soon as we possibly can.

FaFoutis · 21/04/2020 11:22

PLEASE stop the flashing. I'm struggling to type this because of it.
The screenshots above are the same as I'm seeing. It's been like this for a long time now.
I'm off.

MNHQ

soniamumsnet · 20/04/2020 16:11

Hi @Pomegranatemolasses sorry to hear you're having problems. Are you able to post a screenshot at all please?

Pomegranatemolasses · 20/04/2020 14:35

Flashing ads are still here - very frustrating.

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 18/04/2020 11:56

Thanks Jo - it’s just so frustrating that it’s the only website this happens on for me

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JoMumsnet · 18/04/2020 11:22

@GeneHuntgoosedme

Still here. Is the idea to make anyone with epilepsy pay for the premium site in order to pay for no adverts? Or am I being too cynical.

Sorry to hear these ads are flashing at you again, @GeneHuntgoosedme and @Thesuzle - and please rest assured they're not a ploy to get anyone to subscribe.

Our ad team are on the case and we'll get back to you with an update as soon as we can.

In the meantime, we're really sorry that these ads are making the site unusable for some MNers.

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 18/04/2020 08:11

Still here. Is the idea to make anyone with epilepsy pay for the premium site in order to pay for no adverts? Or am I being too cynical.

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Thesuzle · 17/04/2020 23:12

Dam. I was just about to post that the flashy ads had stopped on my iPad, now they are back AAARRRGGGHHHH
For gods sake make it stop, and no MNHQ I’m not sending a screenshot

Get one of your staffers to use their own devise and show you in person

MNHQ

LouMumsnet · 10/04/2020 22:31

So sorry that this is still an issue and thanks for the screenshots. We've flagged it up at MNHQ and hope to have an update for you soon.

Thanks for being so patient.

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 10/04/2020 21:57

Can someone do something about this, I can’t use the site again, and surely you’re not supporting these kind of adverts? Cashing in on the pandemic??

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GeneHuntgoosedme · 10/04/2020 12:40

Mine are back again too ...

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DobbyTheHouseElk · 08/04/2020 22:25

He’s back flashing. It’s extremely flashy. Unhealthy amounts.

MNHQ

LouMumsnet · 02/04/2020 10:25

Hi again, @DobbyTheHouseElk - hopefully the issue is now sorted but give us a shout if you need us to take another look.

Thanks.

DobbyTheHouseElk · 01/04/2020 10:48

He is still here. Flashing and looking scary.

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soniamumsnet · 01/04/2020 10:38

Hi @DobbyTheHouseElk just to let you know that we'll be suspending those ads, so this issue should be resolved shortly.

Please do give us a shout if you see any further examples.

MNHQ

soniamumsnet · 01/04/2020 09:29

Hi, thanks for the reports. We'll take a look into this.

DobbyTheHouseElk · 01/04/2020 08:32

Please get rid of them. There was a menacing looking man today flashing away on the side bar. Oh, he’s back. It’s very flashy and making it hard to read a thread. It’s too much for my brain.

cheesycrisps · 19/03/2020 09:00

I get these too, they're really intrusive.

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