Autism Speaks

[hatters]

I keep getting adverts for this charity. I know ads don't mean you endorse them. But isn't this a notoriously "bad" charity?

Just an FYI really. I won't be clicking on them!

I'm not in UK if that makes any difference.

Yes, they’re twats.

Hi there @hatters,

Thanks for pointing this out to us - we've flagged it to our Ads team.

Excellent!

Thank you for raising this. As the parent of a child on the autistic spectrum, I find that organisation and much of what it stands for inherently offensive.

Thank you for looking into this!
It cooled off for a few days, but they are back.

I don't think it would be linked to my browsing history.

Hi there everyone,

We're really sorry about this.

Our Ads team have blocked it again - do let us know if it comes back.

Thank you Anya

Yes they are a horrible charity who see Autism as a disease / illness caused by vaccines, so a 'normal person' would be inside and the autism is some mental illness, rather than a neurological disability with regards to how the brain works. They wish to eradicate people with autisms voices from the community and stamp out anything that shows Autism in a good light, as their view is that it's an illness that need to be eradicated.

It's back

@Anyamumsnet I'm not sure that you are monitoring this thread amy more but I didn't want to start a new one on exactly same topic.
The ad is back. Been appearing at the top of the screen

Hi there everyone,

Sorry to hear it's back, but we've re-flagged it to the relevant team so will let you know what's going on.

In the meantime, if someone could please post the URL of the advert on this thread, by clicking on it and copying the URL, that would be super helpful.

Just stopped back in to say I had seen another too. I will click through next time I see it.

I clicked through. Took me to www.autismspeaks.org
I hadn't seen any in a couple of weeks.

Another one today.

Hi there everyone,

Are you still seeing these today? We're hoping they've been blocked.

Nothing since my last post. Until today...
I didn't click through or screenshot. I will if I keep seeing them.

I've just seen these adverts again today. The url it links to is www.autismspeaks.org

Hi there @Fishbiscuits,

We're really sorry this is back and thanks for flagging this to us - we're looking into it.

Still getting them. Takes me to www.autismspeaks.org/.

I've been seeing them for years. MN keeps saying they'll do something about it but they never do.