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Flashing envelope advert appearing again

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Patilla · 25/01/2015 10:55

Sorry I can't find the original thread but the misleading flashing envelope adverts appearing again for me today.

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CaptainJamesTKirk · 29/01/2015 17:29

Sigh... I'm missing the flashing red envelope though because it flashed while a screen captured.

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TheCowThatLaughs · 29/01/2015 17:31

Oh no!!!

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Frusso · 29/01/2015 17:32

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IDontDoIroning · 29/01/2015 18:33

And again

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BowiesJumper · 29/01/2015 21:09

Yes just came on to say this!
Just got it popping up on active convos.

Germgirl · 30/01/2015 08:57

Still there today

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DollyTwat · 30/01/2015 09:12

I'm on an iPhone using Chrome
There's a tiny X in the corner and if you click it, you can say don't show this ad
Seems to be Google advertising
No idea how to switch it off completely

Patilla · 30/01/2015 10:20

Back on today that little red envelope flashing away.

Active conversations, iphone, mobile site.

Do you want us to keep updating this thread please mnhq? Or are you busy enough sorting the issue to check all threads like this?

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DollyTwat · 30/01/2015 11:01

I think the Ones that aren't MN can be cancelled

Eastpoint · 30/01/2015 11:03

Another flasher

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RowanMumsnet · 30/01/2015 15:04

@charlie0123

How hard can this be? Please get rid of it MNHQ

So sorry folks.

It is actually quite hard! They come in from multiple sources, and as soon as we block 20 of them another 20 seem to pop up. We will flag it to our ads team again.

Thanks

MNHQ

DollyTwat · 30/01/2015 20:52

Mines stopped
You have to go into your browser settings
If you can get to click on an ad with a x in the corner you can get to a page of ad settings you can change

CaptainJamesTKirk · 31/01/2015 07:02

Don't be fooled Dolly - IT WILL BE BACK! It's a persistent little advert!

DollyTwat · 31/01/2015 11:15

Ha ha!
There were loads of settings for ads I had no idea about
On my google account

JoanHickson · 02/02/2015 18:15

It's back.

Eastpoint · 02/02/2015 18:29

Yup, here it is again

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TheCowThatLaughs · 02/02/2015 19:10

Help!

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paxtecum · 02/02/2015 19:12

I've got it too.

stillwearingaredribbon · 02/02/2015 19:17

I've got one too on android
Its bloody annoying

HaveYouTriedARewardChart · 02/02/2015 23:28

I have it again this evening, Samsung siii, just standard browser.

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RowanMumsnet · 04/02/2015 13:54

Sorry folks

Our ads team have raised this as an issue with Google Ads now because we (obviously) aren't having a lot of luck with stopping them at our end. Hopefully we'll be able to get a comprehensive solution soon

Germgirl · 04/02/2015 16:57

There's another flashing one now too. I've just had this one and the fake Facebook as one after the other. The red circle over the 'heart' is flashing in this one.
They're very annoying

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