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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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TheBeesKnee · 11/12/2024 21:48

Just pitching in with this monstrosity that I've been seeing today. It stays covering half the page when your scroll and doesn't seem to go away.

I'm on Google pixel 9 using Google chrome to browse.

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WingBingo · 11/12/2024 21:09

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CraftyNavySeal · 11/12/2024 20:56

Got huge Amazon cat food add, no cross to close it, doesn’t go away when you click on it.

Lifestooshort71 · 11/12/2024 20:00

Yup. Massive Amazon ads!! I'm giving up for tonight and going to read a book instead - it's just so irritating.....

Mrsprofessor83 · 11/12/2024 12:42

Same here! Driving me nuts!

Holiday24 · 11/12/2024 11:28

I'm having this today too! Can't read the threads and no way to click out of the advert?!

VanCleefArpels · 11/12/2024 11:22

Another one with the ridiculous Amazon ads that you can’t click off

notworthanything · 11/12/2024 10:55

Same here this morning and yesterday. Honestly MNHQ, just admit you don't give a shit and then people can decide for themselves whether to continue using the site/install an AD blocker etc.

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Error404pagenotfound · 11/12/2024 10:27

Something new for today in the gift of ads that keeps on giving.

Covers the whole page as I scroll, can’t click it away without being redirected to Amazon.

This was on the “secret viewpoints” thread in 30 days only, on iPhone.

It’s making me not want to use the site! @mnhq why is this taking so long to sort out?

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Zonder · 09/12/2024 19:51

Same here @NewName24

NewName24 · 09/12/2024 19:28

@HotCrossBunplease

It's never been a problem before
It's only a problem on MN
It's another faff when it's not something I know how to do.

HotCrossBunplease · 09/12/2024 10:26

Why don’t you all just install ad blockers?

NewName24 · 08/12/2024 17:17

I've been having the kitchenaid ads (as per the 2nd reply, back in October) for a few days now. It is a right pain.

I'm on a laptop, using Chrome.

EffinMagicFairy · 08/12/2024 14:50

Still unusable on my iPad-Safari, ok on my iPhone. Any other site on my iPad is completely fine🤷‍♀️

claratheskivvy · 07/12/2024 16:12

Can't see the ads anyway as they're not even loading.

MsDogLady · 07/12/2024 15:02

Sadly, this new phenomenon looks like it’s here to stay.

claratheskivvy · 07/12/2024 11:45

I'm on a Samsung S23 and this site is virtually unusable. I don't even have an ad blocker. Having to close browser constantly. Can't reply to other posters now either. This site is crippled due to these huge ads!!!!!!

MsDogLady · 06/12/2024 20:34

KitchenAid is still taking over my screen like it owns the place. Once again, this is on iPad/Chrome.

Thevelvelletes · 06/12/2024 19:54

Chrome has been a pita past few days.

Pemba · 06/12/2024 19:43

I am having the same on a Samsung Galaxy A40, using Chrome. Trying to read a long thread I missed ("Hoping that Greg Wallace is forgiven ..."), I am about halfway. Towards the bottom of each page there seems to be a big advert which won't load, and then the page is frozen.

Really frustrating, as I enjoy reading Mumsnet on my phone in bed. The same thread is working fine on my desktop PC.

SilenceInside · 06/12/2024 13:08

@JoMumsnet I don't know if this is related at all, but I've just noticed that if I hide a thread, I get an ad popping up in a small new window, not an embedded ad. I took a screenshot after hiding a random thread.

Is that meant to happen? Seems like odd behaviour!

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JoMumsnet · 06/12/2024 12:03

Sewsew0 · 06/12/2024 11:55

I only noticed it on that one thread, hasn't happened on others since.

Thanks, @Sewsew0

MrsSchnickelfritz · 06/12/2024 11:56

I think I'm having the same issue. Periodically I can't scroll past an add, it freezes and then I have to shut chrome.
I'm using a Motorola phone - and chrome. It's really bloody tedious.

Sewsew0 · 06/12/2024 11:55

I only noticed it on that one thread, hasn't happened on others since.