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Livid - porn on my phone! please help

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bibbitybobbityyhat · 15/07/2016 08:12

I'm not the most tech savvy person, can anyone help please?

Last night I was posting on Mumsnet and an advert for a sex chat site appeared out of nowhere which had a close up video of a woman using a vibrator on herself that completely filled the screen Angry.

How did I inadvertently do this? It was on the Louise Mensch thread, I followed a link to the tweet and read it, then went back to post my message. I think when I hit post is when the porn appeared but I can't be entirely sure. I couldn't work out how to get it to stop either for a minute, or how to close the page.

I don't want porn on my phone ffs! What can I do?

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RebeccaMumsnet · 28/07/2016 17:11

@RunningGingerFreckleyThing

Just got a pop up for Love Honey's sex toys.

Thanks Running. can you give us some more info, what device and browser are you using and did you manage to take a screenshot?

Many thanks

BertieBotts · 28/07/2016 17:21

I'm glad this is being addressed finally.

I haven't been using MN on mobile for ages but I will keep an eye out too and try it out.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 28/07/2016 17:47

On my mobile
Iphone5c
Just happened now
Bloody hell

RunningGingerFreckleyThing · 28/07/2016 22:57

Sorry Rebecca, no screenshot. Kids were sitting next to me when it popped up and I panicked!
Samsung s4 mini. Using Chrome app.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 29/07/2016 17:17

No Screenshot
Safari
Iphone5c

MermaidofZennor · 29/07/2016 19:01

What's this? This was what came up from the link from the private message I got from LornaMumsnet. Closed it straight away but is clearly linking away from MN.

Cocolepew · 29/07/2016 20:03

I only had the vibrating Tesco ad but haven't had it for days. I think I had it when I wasnt on MN as well.
I downloaded AVG and the scans are always ok.
The only thing Im getting occasionally is the basic layout.

StorminaBcup · 29/07/2016 20:41

I got that too Mermaid

StorminaBcup · 29/07/2016 20:42

I'm still getting the basic layout occasionally too but only on my phone (android) and not dh's (iOS).

Atlas15 · 29/07/2016 20:55

I got this buzz feed Danny Dyer article from the private message link

Livid - porn on my phone! please help
DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 29/07/2016 21:16

Wait - are we supposed to click the links from that address in the PM? If so, I too get the Danny Dyer thing.

However I understood that we were just to visit that address and wait to see if it redirected us. Can someone please clarify?

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 29/07/2016 21:21

Atlas,me too, I've emailed HQ to ask them to confirm but no reply as yet.

MermaidofZennor · 29/07/2016 21:23

I assumed we were supposed to click on the links. I found the Danny Dyer BuzzFeed thing and closed it, assuming it was going to morph into porn or something. Assumed that, as it was sent to us as a link in a pm, they must have known about the peculiar BuzzFeed Danny Dyer stuff? Or was that changed more recently? Confused.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 29/07/2016 21:26

I'm Confused too.

GloGirl · 29/07/2016 21:38

It's a test site. The techs have added in some fake links just for bumph to test they show up correctly and open the link.

The Danny Dyer page is just a joking 'test' url. Completely harmless and intentional.

I am a little Hmm that the Mumsnet test page links to something that first says "Look at the tits on that" though...

GloGirl · 29/07/2016 21:40

My very favourite from the test page is the Gary Barlow 'news' though Grin

StorminaBcup · 29/07/2016 22:37

I've just clicked on all the links and the only ones that don't work are the Sussex meet up (redirects to a page not found) and the one below the link under the Gary Barlow news (I knew it Grin ).

No pop-up willies though. I'm on android using chrome browser.

paxillin · 29/07/2016 22:38

No porn, just buzzfeed

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 29/07/2016 22:40

What?Confused

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KateMumsnet · 29/07/2016 22:46

Hello all
You don't have to click on any of the links on that test page, which are just placeholders. What we're interested in is whether any of you get strange ads when looking at that page. So far it sounds as though you haven't?

Glogirl, which is the link that goes to the page with the 'look at the tits' line? Not cool - not cool at all. Let me know which one it is and I'll delete. Really sorry - looks as though someone has been having a bit of fun Hmm with the whole page. I will be having words on Monday...

lougle · 29/07/2016 23:27

All the links on the test page go to

buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/if-danny-dyers-tweets-were-motivational-posters?utm_term=.iqPxY346d#.jf3Qw9JaV

Which starts with a quote about tits Hmm.

PeaceOfWildThings · 30/07/2016 07:24

Yep, since the link had been used as a placeholder, a new meme had been added. . I guess it's something Danny Dyers tweeted (whoever they are).

MermaidofZennor · 30/07/2016 08:10

Did wonder who Danny Dyer is - sounds a bit of a twat. Perhaps would have been better if MN had explained what they were doing and that we weren't to pick on links. Was worried when it led me away from MN.

MermaidofZennor · 30/07/2016 08:11

pick click

ChocolateLocks · 30/07/2016 08:18

Happened to me the other day too. Using the app on iPhone 6s.