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Huge adverts making site unusable

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Zingy123 · 19/10/2024 19:17

I am being plagued by a Taylor Wimpey advert. It takes up the whole page and makes it impossible to scroll. Please get it removed or made smaller.

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JaneJeffer · 22/01/2025 20:44

Just reminding everyone that @mnhq does nothing! You need to @ an actual MN name!

newtlover · 22/01/2025 20:37

the virus thing happened just now for me on this very thread after about 1hr with no problems

AncoraAmarena · 22/01/2025 17:19

NewName24 · 22/01/2025 16:57

Yes, the one @AncoraAmarena has posted has been happening for weeks, but now and then - perhaps once a day.

The one @Error404pagenotfound has posted (great name for the post!) has been happening since Friday or Saturday and at times has made MN unusable as it happens every few seconds.
At other times it "only" happens every other minute or so.

The blank page is more prevalent and happening All The Time. The virus one happens a couple of times a day for me.

An update would be good @mnhq please.

NewName24 · 22/01/2025 16:57

Yes, the one @AncoraAmarena has posted has been happening for weeks, but now and then - perhaps once a day.

The one @Error404pagenotfound has posted (great name for the post!) has been happening since Friday or Saturday and at times has made MN unusable as it happens every few seconds.
At other times it "only" happens every other minute or so.

Hants123 · 22/01/2025 16:43

AncoraAmarena · 22/01/2025 14:34

Forgot to attach to my previous post because - guess what - the blank page came up. @HebeMumsnet

I'm getting this as well, is it full page ads trying to load? its making the site unusable as it happens on almost every thread.

Error404pagenotfound · 22/01/2025 15:00

Happened while reading this thread, completely froze after the white screen and had to close the page and come back.

Your users are having major problems with your site and have been for months @MNHQ.

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AncoraAmarena · 22/01/2025 14:34

Forgot to attach to my previous post because - guess what - the blank page came up. @HebeMumsnet

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AncoraAmarena · 22/01/2025 14:32

@HebeMumsnet so when I'm not getting the blank screen, I am still getting this:

NewName24 · 22/01/2025 14:13

I've been getting the blank screen issue for several days now. It's sporadic - things can run normally for a time then the white screens start to appear every few seconds while scrolling. This only happens on MN, not on any other sites that I use and I certainly don't click on ads.

Same.
Unusable yesterday - literally every few seconds, whatever the thread.

Doesn't seem to be trying to load anything. just goes to a blank, white page.
It is on all things I've tried to read on MN (I go in from 'Threads I'm on', or 'Active', or 'Unanswered Threads and it does them on all.

I'm on a laptop, using Chrome.

candlerhyme · 22/01/2025 13:54

Same is happening for me. The app is unusable.

TinyTear · 22/01/2025 13:50

@HebeMumsnet it's this advert for sure as it keeps happening when i see that picture then it happens soon after, i clicked on the advert and it;s a restaurant

https://koochamezzebar.com/?utm_source=SEO&utm_medium=ofkdj3948akjsnx

which i will now never visit because of this

Koocha Mezze Bar - Persian Inspired Vegan Mezze

The plant revolution is here, and it's never tasted better

https://koochamezzebar.com

TinyTear · 22/01/2025 13:39

@HebeMumsnet i think it happened just after this advert, whatever it is

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 22/01/2025 13:30

The white screen does look like something loading but, out of curiosity, I left it for a few minutes last time and nothing loads. It doesn't even seem to be trying to load, just blank white screen. And it stays blank.

Error404pagenotfound · 22/01/2025 12:03

I’m getting the white screen too, then completely freezes and I have to close the page. It’s really frustrating, I don’t get this with any other website.

AncoraAmarena · 22/01/2025 11:48

It's getting ridiculous, the site is barely usable and it's the same for me as @MrsGusset says except that I am using Chrome.

There is nothing to screengrab, the site just goes white and it's happening continually.

MrsGusset · 22/01/2025 11:05

HebeMumsnet · 22/01/2025 10:25

Hi there @TinyTear. It sounds like an ad that's not loading? Could that be it? Is there anything at all to give anything away about what the ad might be? We'll start looking into it now but any more info anyone can give (where they were when they saw it, screen grabs, whether they're on the app or main site etc) would be really helpful. Thanks!

@HebeMumsnet I've been getting the blank screen issue for several days now. It's sporadic - things can run normally for a time then the white screens start to appear every few seconds while scrolling. This only happens on MN, not on any other sites that I use and I certainly don't click on ads.

Main site, Microsoft Edge on Windows 11. Nothing to screen grab - it's just a blank page.

This problem has been notified to MN numerous times across 3 threads on Site Stuff so I'm very surprised it hasn't yet been fixed.

TinyTear · 22/01/2025 10:30

HebeMumsnet · 22/01/2025 10:25

Hi there @TinyTear. It sounds like an ad that's not loading? Could that be it? Is there anything at all to give anything away about what the ad might be? We'll start looking into it now but any more info anyone can give (where they were when they saw it, screen grabs, whether they're on the app or main site etc) would be really helpful. Thanks!

Yeah, that is what I think - like the huge Kitchen Aid, but now it just jumps white and there is nothing we can do...

Unfortunately not any clues on what advert it may be, but it's happening super regularly - chrome on windows laptop.

HebeMumsnet · 22/01/2025 10:25

Hi there @TinyTear. It sounds like an ad that's not loading? Could that be it? Is there anything at all to give anything away about what the ad might be? We'll start looking into it now but any more info anyone can give (where they were when they saw it, screen grabs, whether they're on the app or main site etc) would be really helpful. Thanks!

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 22/01/2025 10:22

The blank pages are making the site unusable for me. It's about every thirty seconds now.

TinyTear · 22/01/2025 10:21

@HebeMumsnet the white adverts are getting too much, close enough to being unusable

Zonder · 22/01/2025 00:36

I'm another one getting the blank pages I can't scroll past.

NewName24 · 21/01/2025 21:49

Today, I can barely read 2 posts on a thread, and it just reverts to a blank white page.

No particular thread, any I've tried, from both 'Threads I'm on' and 'Active'

AllHisCaterpillarFriends · 21/01/2025 18:48

Thank you @HebeMumsnet those giant adverts have since stopped.

NewName24 · 21/01/2025 16:36

AncoraAmarena · 21/01/2025 10:29

Twice yesterday and once today I have had a pop up covering the site saying that a virus has been detected and urging me to click to get protection. Very worrying.

I'm getting this too - only a couple of time a day, whereas the blank white pages are almost every thread.

NewName24 · 21/01/2025 16:35

TinyTear · 21/01/2025 09:22

No i don't get giant ads but i get blank white pages and nothing even to click to close it. need to refresh the page and lose my spot

I was just coming on to report this.

I can open a thread, have enough time to read about 3 posts, then the screen goes white.

Been happening for about 4 days now.