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Gruach · 10/06/2016 08:45

Surely it's not just on my phone? Innocently scrolling through any old thread, with no advert in the middle of the page, I'm suddenly confronted with a huge advert. Clicking to delete it just takes me to an apps thing.

Why is it happening?

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ProcrastinatorGeneral · 21/06/2016 16:43

Thanks for feeding all this back RebeccaMumsnet, it's appreciated that you guys are trying to get to the bottom of it.

Springymajig · 21/06/2016 18:42

IPhone 6, safari here too. Some of the URLs that come up without me clicking anything:

data:text/html;base64,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BestIsWest · 21/06/2016 18:56

iPhone 5s, Safari.

Gruach · 25/06/2016 18:16

Oh!Smile

Have you solved it MNHQ? Or is this some magical Brexit reprieve? Has Cyclops had his passport confiscated?

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BertieBotts · 28/06/2016 17:14

Touch wood, I haven't seen it for a few days :)

Gruach · 14/08/2016 11:14

Erm ...

Cyclops is back. Angry

Help MNHQ!

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pinkpopcorn · 14/08/2016 16:09

Yeah just had it pop up 3/4 times in the last 10 minutes. Am on safari on my iPhone

Gruach · 16/08/2016 12:08

Damn!

Typed long brilliantly helpful post.

Pressed preview.

Cyclops intervened.

Pressed back button to get rid of him.

Returned to thread.

My beautiful post all gone!Sad

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Queenbean · 16/08/2016 12:10

It's back for me too

Will you please sort it out MNHQ?

Berthatydfil · 16/08/2016 16:07

Me too

KateSMumsnet · 16/08/2016 17:21

Thanks for the update chaps - we'll get back on it.

Gruach · 16/08/2016 18:31

Jolly good. Thanks Kate.

Haven't seen so much of him over the past hour but I do wish he'd disappear forever.

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OutDamnedWind · 16/08/2016 22:14

Happening here two, twice in quick succession just.

Site diverting to irrelevant gaming(?) app.
SharkBaitOohHaha · 17/08/2016 09:59

I've been getting this recently too. Using Safari on an iPhone 6s.

It's usually been a gaming advert, but I just had one for a dating site that I couldn't get rid of without closing the tab (I can usually press back to return to the page I was on).

BendydickCuminsnatch · 17/08/2016 15:10

Yes, this pop up has been making me absolutely furious for a couple of days, and is impossible to close as the X doesn't work. Safari on iPhone.

Site diverting to irrelevant gaming(?) app.
Gruach · 17/08/2016 16:10

No - clicking "X" just takes you where they want you to go.

Clicking the "back" arrow gets rid of it. But a nuisance nonetheless.

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KatherineMumsnet · 17/08/2016 16:44

Hi all,

There are quite a few threads running about pop-ups at the moment. It's an incredibly frustrating issue and one that we are working hard to get to the bottom of.

To try and simplify things could we please ask everyone to post their problems and feedback here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2709956-Being-redirected?

This is where we will be posting updates, too, so please do check back.

Our apologies once again, and thanks so much for all your help. Flowers

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