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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.

Huge adverts making site unusable
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PaminaMozart · 23/11/2024 16:49

I often get the ad at the bottom of the page as well:

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PaminaMozart · 23/11/2024 16:46

Zonder · 23/11/2024 07:46

I keep getting this. It's a massive blank ad that stops me reading a thread and freezes the page so I can't even go back to a previous page.

I get this too

PaminaMozart · 23/11/2024 16:46

Kitchenaid is still the chief culprit

https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/coffee-products/espresso-products.html

Galaxy tablet.

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Zonder · 23/11/2024 16:25

Hm I don't know. I guess that means no?

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BeckyAMumsnet · 23/11/2024 16:20

Hello and thank you for posting. The more information we have about the ad the better - if you're able to share screenshots, URLs and details of device and browser, it helps us identify the ad and figure out any potential problems.

@Zonder do you have an ad blocker switched on?

Zonder · 23/11/2024 10:04

And again now with a small blank ad that froze the page.

Huge adverts making site unusable
Zonder · 23/11/2024 07:46

I keep getting this. It's a massive blank ad that stops me reading a thread and freezes the page so I can't even go back to a previous page.

Huge adverts making site unusable
MsDogLady · 23/11/2024 01:21

The monster Leap Frog and VTech ads have gone, but KitchenAid, Dove, Nordstrom, and a random credit card are going strong. This is outrageous and out of control.

JockTamsonsBairns · 23/11/2024 01:07

The site is almost completely unusable at the moment. Huge ads filling my phone screen, that are impossible to scroll past. Mainly Leap Frog, Bentley, and Wella, but there are plenty more.
It's not enjoyable spending time on MN these days. Probably not a bad thing mind.

Smartiepants79 · 22/11/2024 17:55

Same for me, it’s just taken well over a minute to load a page.
It’s crashing constantly.

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Zingy123 · 22/11/2024 13:54

Sorry for not coming back sooner. Still having the same issues. It's a huge Wella advert at the moment. I literally cannot use the site at all. Whatever fixes you have done have had zero effect.

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SilenceInside · 21/11/2024 09:54

Of course, @gamerchick and I'm not using a phone. But thanks.

gamerchick · 21/11/2024 09:51

SilenceInside · 21/11/2024 09:29

The McAfee fake scan one again just now, URL was

9r3np2doxt.online/?cgem16lm=U2FsdGVkX18qwAT6mMQwf3JwmE8YfO%2FXm4jLc2KhYDwLEH5wceFQghGTiRiX4NS4LcB0LZZNxJ0Hmj358%2FcMyI%2FuTejoyHaqfa15ZGHDblNDdiYTlb6gLI90U8DwgBJidHSkFJ%2FsQcNrtL3OSkqNNRyZQrziV1lE6fTcecN2HOazUtXsvCh0cByqPmBjpRDAYAaGr1gE68AyQoIDzeB0ko0CGoGEaZ5SMKHQ6sbIYURegMbX%2FSFQAaf08WQEDn4v

Have you scanned your device for virus? Even phones need an anti virus installed.

notworthanything · 20/11/2024 11:43

Now having issues with a Clairol ad freezing the screen so I can't scroll down. I only ever use the mobile site.

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Error404pagenotfound · 20/11/2024 10:39

Having massive issues with the huge Boots ad. It takes up the whole page, and around 50% of the time causes my screen to freeze and I have to leave the site.

Very frustrating.

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HebeMumsnet · 20/11/2024 10:37

And a big thank you to everyone else here letting us know about these large ads. It's very helpful. Flowers

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HebeMumsnet · 20/11/2024 10:36

@NerdWhoEatsMedlar. Yes, we do use Google ads. They make up a smaller percentage of our ads compared to other websites, but they account for around 20-30% of our ads.

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HebeMumsnet · 20/11/2024 10:35

Hi there @Puzzledandpissedoff,

Thanks for your message. Don't worry - our previous post about these large ads is not relevant to outright scammers - that's a different thing altogether. This is a breakdown of safeguards and something we are currently working through with the company that should be protecting us from these sorts of scam pop-ups.

MsDogLady · 20/11/2024 05:08

@HebeMumsnet, I now have a new ad that is creeping across the whole screen — Dove Body Scrub. This is in addition to the 3 others that I have already identified…

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 19/11/2024 19:21

@HebeMumsnet do you use google ads?

Puzzledandpissedoff · 19/11/2024 19:12

Much appreciate the update, @HebeMumsnet, and I totally get the point about advertising revenue, but how is that relevant with outright scammers (the fake McAfee virus notifications)?

Surely HQ won't buy into the sort doing this, no matter what the money offered - and if not, why can't that one at least be blocked?

Falseshamrok · 18/11/2024 22:40

I cleared my cache and browsing history and it (🤞🏼) seems to be ok now

kab89 · 18/11/2024 20:10

I'm still getting the spam virus screen, twice in the last half hour. Same as the previous pp's.

PaminaMozart · 18/11/2024 16:25

Thanks. I'm getting mostly Leap Frog, VTech, and KitchenAid on my Galaxy tablet as well. Also used to get Cadillac (??!!!!) but they seem to have gone.