Random videos of 'Amy' in threads...

I think you're right, Soup - it does disappear if I log in. It's annoying beforehand though or if you don't want to log in. It must also be off-putting to new visitors to the site and put some off joining.

We're also still waiting for the long-promised Reject All option for cookies.....

The intrusive, annoying and repetitive auto-playing Ami videos were reported months ago but they are still here today. One of the worst things is they stalk you when you scroll down the page, shooting diagonally across the page into the bottom righthand corner.

Thank you @soniamumsnet

@soniamumsnet
Well done to all at MNHQ for taking heed of our dislike and annoyance at this advert.

The contents of the ad were of absolutely no relevance to me, but what annoyed me most was the persistent repeated appearance of it on page after page after page.

I'm so relieved that it has been removed. Thank you!

There are lots of users. Losing a handful due to an ad isn't going to cause any problem.

They are generally very good at listening to their users though, as evidenced by their response to this thread.

Yes they own the site, but what’s a site without users? Piss us off enough and we’ll go elsewhere, the internet is a big place

👋

Tbh, as an embedded advert experiment it was crap. I also noticed that while it was running, the other ads I was seeing on MN, that are normally very well targeted, were utterly bizarre.

I think Ami Broke The Algorithm.

I think you have a slightly overinflated sense of your own importance

😂😂😂 They own the site.

She's gone!

Thank you :)

Hi @soniamumsnet thanks for looking into this and changing stuff behind the scenes.

Can I just check, is it the case that ads in future will look like they are part of posts?

Was this an error layout wise or is that an ad format you'll be using again?

If so, it will make me and others wary about posting on or reading threads about sensitive topics due to the examples given here regarding the baby loss posts.

Bit sneaky though, not impressed mnhq

Even less likely to subscribe than I was before

I think you have a slightly overinflated sense of your own importance

My adblock hasn't let this ad through instead I'm seeing posts like this:

Posters comment

Acres of blank space where I presume the ad would have been had adblock not removed it.

I was thinking an awful lot of posters seem to be randomly pressing their space bar before submitting their post.

It is very inappropriate to make the ad look like it is part of a someone's post, whatever and wherever the poster is posting as it is implying the poster is either spamming or endorses the advert.

Ive done what you suggest

Is it me or does this feel like another attempt by MN to get more premium members
I think, unless it was a total coincidence that Ami vanished when I toggled ‘acceptable ads’ off, that embedding that ad in posts on every page was an attempt to circumvent ad blocking software.

Is it just me or did Amy disappear while I was typing that last post? She doesn’t seem to be on any thread now.

Out of idle curiosity I clicked on the lock symbol at the bottom of the ad. This takes you to the privacy policy of Ultimedia, presumably the company who are enabling this. The policy is in French. Is this policy a legal requirement? If so I imagine it needs to be in English.

Dear god how tone deaf do you have to be HQ to think keeping this is a good idea

Is it me or does this feel like another attempt by MN to get more premium members? I was never going to pay and would rather not browse if thats the choice otherwise.

Just another ploy thats tonedeaf to how insensitive it is to some members.

You don’t have to pay Premium to get rid of it. I went into Adblock Plus (which blocks all the other ads on MN) and there is a section for ‘acceptable ads’ in the Exceptions bit (where you can whitelist sites). It’s supposed to be for unintrusive ads used by sites and obviously MN have used this loophole to have Ami blaring out on every page of every thread. Toggled it, she has disappeared - hurrah!

I do whitelist some sites but never MN while they have their policy of intrusive, distracting and sometimes catastrophically tone-deaf and inappropriate adverts,

Agree with above posters.. and I'm not paying for premium just to get rid of annoying Ami, she's on every single bloody page.

Think I'll maybe just leave Mumsnet for a bit... (I will flounce as I depart, obviously.. )