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Honest to god if I accidentally open that SHEIN advert once more

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BobLobla · 14/11/2025 14:08

You only have to BREATHE in the same direction as the SHEIN avert as you’re reading a thread and it bloody hysterically inserts itself and you into a new tab. I hate it! Other adverts don’t react like this so why do they have to?

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BobLobla · 30/11/2025 18:53

It’s not the other adverts I mind so much it’s just the shein one being so hyper-sensitive that it takes you off Mumsnet if you even put your thumb near it. Which is often when you have sausage fingers like me.

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CrushingOnRubies · 30/11/2025 17:51

There’s an airline advert Emirates? Which is doing the same

MurdoMunro · 30/11/2025 13:14

I’ve been getting the how do you feel about Labour government poll for months too BTW. I’ve been giving it a false answer every time as revenge for my irritation

Zippedydodah · 30/11/2025 13:07

It’s bloody Sky and Visit Portugal now.
I don’t think I can stand much more of this.

ColaWars · 30/11/2025 12:58

Does anyone know what the current traffic/engagement with the site actually is? I don’t think it’s as busy as it used to be, probably resulting in the desperation for ad revenue which in turn puts users off. I can envisage the whole thing imploding soon.

MurdoMunro · 30/11/2025 12:38

I’m about to delete my account, for a number of reasons and I know that nobody respects a flouncer. But for the record usability is factoring into my decision.

I wonder @Nocookiesforme if the ‘Mumsnet recommends’ debacle been another blow to the revenue stream, I mean who even opens those anymore never mind clicking through and buying something? They’re probably having to accept all sorts of less than palatable ad deals these days.

Nocookiesforme · 30/11/2025 10:56

@JoMumsnet
And it's still here today - it's not going away.
I'm starting to suspect that you don't want to remove it because the money is worth more than my peace of mind.
I'm actually quite tearful now and I will now never use the bloody CoOp for my funeral so I guess that the ads have not done their job by brainwashing me into using them 😖

SoReadyFor · 29/11/2025 12:32

Same ....

Nocookiesforme · 29/11/2025 12:24

@JoMumsnet
And yet today I'm still getting the funeral ad with the slider, banners and now sometimes it won't let me pause the video at all. I'm on the verge with crying in frustration - it has bloody attached itself to me like a f**king poltergeist. I'm feeling unfairly targeted here - I shouldn't have to visit the life limiting illness threads just to get a bloody rest from this ad.
Please remove this ad before I deregister

MurdoMunro · 28/11/2025 14:00

Getting like Reach on here. The constant hanging and reloading, the flashing ads, the ones than load if the dog walks past, lists of other threads bunging up the thread you are reading. There’s surely got to be data about how much all this reducing dwell time??

ColaWars · 28/11/2025 13:54

JoMumsnet · 28/11/2025 12:55

Hi ColaWars - sorry for sounding like a broken record, but we're asking for screenshots because we've blocked many of these ads but some are clearly still getting through, so if we can see the specific ads that are still cropping up, we can hopefully get them blocked.

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Oh, pull the other one.

lohpetite · 28/11/2025 13:50

Definitely a pop up. I’ve definitely not clicked on an ad. Not sure why MNHQ are asking for screenshots like it’s a mystery that needs investigating. You know what it is, make it stop!

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JoMumsnet · 28/11/2025 12:55

ColaWars · 28/11/2025 10:02

Will you stop asking for screenshots??? It’s just another deflecting tactic. Stop accepting all the shitty ad revenue that’s making this site glitchy and virtually useless. Stop asking US to solve your tech issues. You trot out the same response every time someone reports a problem, it’s pathetic.

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Hi ColaWars - sorry for sounding like a broken record, but we're asking for screenshots because we've blocked many of these ads but some are clearly still getting through, so if we can see the specific ads that are still cropping up, we can hopefully get them blocked.

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JoMumsnet · 28/11/2025 12:38

Hi @Nocookiesforme

We're really sorry that the Co-Op advert has caused you all this distress. We can see that there's an issue with this ad - the video slider ad is not an intentional part of the set-up and so we're turning this ad off until we find a long-term solution.

In terms of the ad content, we can absolutely see why this particular advert has been so upsetting for you. We try to be mindful of sensitive topics and we don't allow ads on certain areas of the site where sensitive discussions take place, but we're unable to customise ads for individual users.

Thanks for raising this with us. We're sorry again for the distress this ad has caused.

Ohpleasegoawaynow · 28/11/2025 10:51

Or perhaps stop taking money from such an unethical business full stop would be a good start!

Nocookiesforme · 28/11/2025 10:21

And now again @JoMumsnet
I.Just.Want.It.To Stop.ffs

Nocookiesforme · 28/11/2025 10:19

And there you go - it's gone straight to showing my the CoOp FC ad with 20 seconds of going on a new post @JoMumsnet
I just want to tell it that the ads are inappropriate - why is that so hard?

Nocookiesforme · 28/11/2025 10:16

I'm having trouble with the CoOp funeral care one.
It keeps sliding in on the stupid ad that slides on to the screen bottom right. It has no X so I can't stop it and make it go away and I can only pause it for about 30 seconds and then it carries on. I now have CoOp funeral care banner ads down both sides of the side from top to bottom and the slider ad is still there.
I am terminally ill and one of my DC's has burst into tears because they think I'm planning my funeral ffs!!!! I would like to point out that the banner ads have no triangle symbol to give feedback to say I find the ads inappropriate and if I click on the one on the bottom slider ad then it just opens up the ad. This is just so, so upsetting.
And before you ask @JoMumsnet @LilyMumsnet or whoever - no, I can not do a screen shot and do your job for you - I'm on desktop Chrome. This is just ridiculous.

ColaWars · 28/11/2025 10:02

JoMumsnet · 28/11/2025 09:57

Hi again,

We're sorry that some of you are still having issues with these ads. If anyone's able to post a screenshot of the Shein ads which are still cropping up, that would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance.

Will you stop asking for screenshots??? It’s just another deflecting tactic. Stop accepting all the shitty ad revenue that’s making this site glitchy and virtually useless. Stop asking US to solve your tech issues. You trot out the same response every time someone reports a problem, it’s pathetic.

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JoMumsnet · 28/11/2025 09:57

Hi again,

We're sorry that some of you are still having issues with these ads. If anyone's able to post a screenshot of the Shein ads which are still cropping up, that would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance.

eurochick · 27/11/2025 20:50

Same. I really don’t want to give an unethical company like that my clicks. 😡

NeedToKnow101 · 27/11/2025 18:04

Same here!!!

MavisBarrel · 27/11/2025 06:55

This happens to me too and it’s really offputting. I assumed it’s at least semi deliberate as presumably MN need to demonstrate volume of click through to drive the ad income ?
I hate the ads in the middle of pages even when I don’t accidentally click on them!

DisappointedD · 27/11/2025 06:45

ILoveDuckDuckGo · 15/11/2025 00:16

Install DuckDuckGo on your computer or phone, use MN from it, problem solved.

Yes this ^^ I had pretty much stopped using MN until I found the Duck Duck Go browser app.

tedlassoforprimeminister · 27/11/2025 06:43

And now it’s Christmas lights in Aylesbury that I’m never going to see because it’s miles away. All the ads are repetitive and annoying.