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Dear MNHQ - has everyone 'won' an iPhone 6?

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SandWitch · 25/09/2015 00:17

Or are you allowing a con site to advertise?

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BeccaMumsnet · 25/09/2015 15:38

Hi SandWitch - thanks for flagging this. Do you have a screenshot of the ad so we can show our Ads team?

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ColetteTech · 25/09/2015 22:17

Thanks for reporting SandWitch, we've blocked "alreadyapp.com" ads from running on our site, hopefully that will do the trick.
Unfortunately the people who distribute these ads manage to get around the tight restrictions we have in place for advertising, please do let us know if this ad resurfaces and we'll try to get it blocked as soon as possible.

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ColetteTech · 25/09/2015 22:21

@Snoopadoop

I'm rather worried my current ad thing want to sell me a latex mattress? I have never googled latex, let alone mattresses so why I've been linked to that ad?!

Hi Snoop, do you have a screengrab of the ad? It would be great if you could post it and we'll determine if it needs to be blocked. Not all ads are shown to users based on search history, there's lots of different ways advertisers target advertising so I wouldn't be worried. Hope that helps.

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DawnMumsnet · 26/09/2015 22:31

Thanks for letting us know that you're still being pestered by these ads. If anyone can get a screenshot of the latex mattress ad or the iPhone one (which must have sneaked back on the site again) please post them here so we can get them blocked.

Many thanks.

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ColetteTech · 28/09/2015 20:58

@Kleptronic

Although now I've thought about it, what good will a screenshot do anyway? You can't get any information about where it's come from out of a screenshot. So can you just take my word for it?

Hi Klep, screenshots are really helpful as we're able to visually scan through the ads that have been shown on site, something to reference really helps! The URL is the most powerful thing to have, but we don't want to encourage people to click on these ads for obvious reasons. Thanks!

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ColetteTech · 28/09/2015 21:00

Thanks for the screengrabs all, I have been trying to hunt this one down but it's proving tricky, I will persist!

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BeccaMumsnet · 04/10/2015 15:12

Oooh no Blush We'll let the Ads team know it's still lingering. Thanks for flagging everyone.

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ColetteTech · 06/10/2015 16:16

Sorry for the silence, we're not just ignoring this until it goes away, we promise!

I know a few of you have mentioned that you were on iOS 9, is this the case for everyone? If we can narrow down how this ad is being targeted then it will help us block it. Thanks in advance and sorry this has been annoying you for so long.

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ColetteTech · 06/10/2015 22:45

Ok, so it looks like this ad is showing on iOS and Kindle Fire, any android users having the same problem?
We've turned the ads off from one of our providers in order to identify where this is coming from. The changes will take 10 minutes, it would be really helpful if you could let us know if this ad still appears after 11pm tonight. Thanks in advance Flowers

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ColetteTech · 06/10/2015 23:45

Thanks all, will check back tomorrow.

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DawnMumsnet · 07/10/2015 14:17

Thanks for the screenshot, ophiotaurus - we'll forward it to ColetteTech.

We're really sorry this stupid ad is still knocking around.

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DawnMumsnet · 09/10/2015 15:17

Afternoon all,

Thanks so much for keeping us informed of all these ad invasions - and really sorry they keep cropping up.

We've had a word with our Annoying Ad Busting team and they've said they're just waiting to hear back from the ad suppliers who are currently screening for the ad.

We'll let you know as soon as this one's been booted off the site.

Thanks again for your patience. Flowers

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ColetteTech · 09/10/2015 16:02

Hi all, our ad suppliers have said they've found and blocked the ad, we're hoping it's no longer bothering you, is that the case?

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ColetteTech · 09/10/2015 20:30

I'm taking this silence as a good sign Grin.

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