Can I switch off the huge ads (please)?

[YogaDrone]

Absolutely HUGE ads are taking up half the screen this morning. They are massive!!! Running down both left and right sides of the page and leaving very little space for any actual threads.

Is there a way to switch them off please? I want to read thread conversation content not look at twee adverts for stuff I don't want (and am even less likely to want now given that they are annoying me!)

[Merd]

Hello Justine. With those, so many of us come here for the miscarriage threads when we're having an emotional time - it would be a bit like (but not quite) lots of suicide clinics being advertised near the bereavement boards ... I think.

Dawn seemed to get it a bit more upthread?

[JustineMumsnet]

@Merd

Hello Justine. With those, so many of us come here for the miscarriage threads when we're having an emotional time - it would be a bit like (but not quite) lots of suicide clinics being advertised near the bereavement boards ... I think.

Dawn seemed to get it a bit more upthread?

Yes I see that Merd - we will definitely make sure these don't appear on the miscarriage (or bereavement) boards.

[DownHereInTheHorridHouse]

I'm quite uncomfortable with the idea of saying MAP ads are unsuitable for MN.

I know it's personal and some have said they're triggering, but everything's triggering for someone somewhere. As someone who has had - many, many - miscarriages, I still think it's pretty important to have avenues which offer women choice and options.

[Merd]

That's true of course down. There are places where those kind of pills aren't even allowed and it's a freedom which should be advertised / accessible in general.

Personally I've never felt anything except a slight sadness at the sight of them although I can imagine the full force blow at the wrong time (as mentioned above).

I don't get the full ad on the mobile app anyway and I'd probably block them if it bothered me, but I guess it depends on the general net gains. I wonder how many visit the MC boards? MN probably knows what % of their audience could be sensitive to these ads and can make a business judgement overall.

[JustineMumsnet]

@DownHereInTheHorridHouse

I'm quite uncomfortable with the idea of saying MAP ads are unsuitable for MN.

I know it's personal and some have said they're triggering, but everything's triggering for someone somewhere. As someone who has had - many, many - miscarriages, I still think it's pretty important to have avenues which offer women choice and options.

I think you make some very valid points and we're not putting MAP ads on the banned from MN list for those very reasons. I do though think it's the right thing to do to not show them on miscarriage and bereavement topics.

[drspouse]

They were showing up on Active Threads and Threads I'm On which are most people's landing spots. Maybe they could just not appear on those?

[JustineMumsnet]

@drspouse

They were showing up on Active Threads and Threads I'm On which are most people's landing spots. Maybe they could just not appear on those?

Will check to see if we can include those pages too.

[drspouse]

Thank you, I think that should help people.
I don't currently go on Bereavement or Miscarriage but have been there.