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This is Michael Jordan's Wife

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MaMaLa321 · 15/09/2020 10:59

Every time I use MN on my phone, I get a picture of a black man (presumerably MJ) and a white woman, and this message. I have no intention of clicking on the link, as it reads to me like a racist dog whistle.
Can MN shed some light on this please?

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soniamumsnet · 15/09/2020 15:07

Hi @MaMaLa321 thanks for this report. Are you able to provide a screenshot of the ad in question please?

Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this for you. Flowers

Bringmewineandcake · 15/09/2020 21:45

This one

This is Michael Jordan's Wife
soniamumsnet · 16/09/2020 08:55

Hi @Bringmewineandcake thanks for the screenshot Smile.

Please can you also send us the URL of the ad?

You'll just need to turn your phone/device to airplane mode or turn off the connection, and then click on the ad. This will show the URL which you can copy and paste without actually opening the webpage. Flowers

MaMaLa321 · 16/09/2020 10:37

As I'm computer illiterate, I'm hoping that bringme can do it. Otherwise I'll have a go.

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MaMaLa321 · 16/09/2020 16:59

here it is
eb2.3lift.com/pass?tl_clickthrough=true&redir=https%3A%2F%2Fr1-euc1.zemanta.com%2Frs%2Fu1hp7oaoy29s%2Fb1_triplelift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bc=0.02&pr=X2IwAwALTZAK03qIAAu4Qz6j0VPLX_83WRE8DA&brid=103494&bmid=2460&biid=2460&aid=50543214641374722050&bcud=20&sid=15241&ts=1600270339&cb=31334

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HollowTalk · 16/09/2020 17:00

Well, you asked, @soniamumsnet!

Bringmewineandcake · 16/09/2020 17:04

Well done MaMaLa321

I did think I was going to be spending my evening trying to catch the advert Grin

MaMaLa321 · 16/09/2020 22:14

I'm just glad I'm not the only one getting it.

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LaMarschallin · 16/09/2020 22:26

You're not alone - I'm getting it all the time.
Plus "What is Michael Jordan worth?'.

Without adding the all important information: who the hell is Michael Jordan?

StormzyinaTCup · 18/09/2020 15:44

Is it me or is there something a bit fishy/weirder than normal going on across the mumsnet site this week?

LilyMumsnet · 18/09/2020 18:16

@StormzyinaTCup

Is it me or is there something a bit fishy/weirder than normal going on across the mumsnet site this week?
Helloo,

What else has been happening? Please do give us a shout if there's anything else going on besides annoying and sneaky ads.

SerenityNowwwww · 18/09/2020 18:21

Sneaky annoying ad? It’s all flippin sneaky annoying ads these days!

SerenityNowwwww · 18/09/2020 18:21

Or just randoms...

This is Michael Jordan's Wife
Nandocushion · 18/09/2020 18:42

Michael Jordan is an extremely famous American pro athlete (basketball). I haven't seen the ad except in this thread, but can someone explain to me why it's a 'racist dog whistle'? Google says that IS his wife. She's Cuban-American and a model apparently.

Nandocushion · 18/09/2020 18:42

And I expect he's worth a pretty serious amount of money.

SerenityNowwwww · 18/09/2020 18:43

It’s it of context I guess. The article is about famous sports men and their wives, not about their race.

MaMaLa321 · 18/09/2020 18:55

I have concerns about it and made the racist dog whistle comment. I accept that I might be wrong. It's just that I have never done any searches on him, and it kept on coming up, again and again, with no reason - no advertising line, or company name. A black man with a white woman. Obviously, I have no feelings (apart from indifference) about it, but why do they keep coming up?

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MaMaLa321 · 18/09/2020 18:55

oh, and I have no interest in sport.

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fucknuckle · 18/09/2020 18:55

it’s laughable to expect people to believe that mumsnet is subject to ‘sneaky’ ads. you host what you host. don’t pretend you don’t.

megletthesecond · 18/09/2020 18:59

I keep getting it too. I've not clicked it as I assume it's a daft fake ad.

For weeks I had the Harry and Meghan ones and now it's MJ. 🏀 🤾‍♂️

SerenityNowwwww · 18/09/2020 19:30

@fucknuckle

it’s laughable to expect people to believe that mumsnet is subject to ‘sneaky’ ads. you host what you host. don’t pretend you don’t.
No quite aware. I work in the area. Still weird ads though...
fucknuckle · 21/09/2020 18:59

i meant that MN are aware of the ads they host. the slightly puzzled ‘oh sneaky ads where do they come from, what are we like??’ routine response from admin is the ridiculous bit.

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 22/09/2020 10:02

@fucknuckle

i meant that MN are aware of the ads they host. the slightly puzzled ‘oh sneaky ads where do they come from, what are we like??’ routine response from admin is the ridiculous bit.
We have filters for the type of programmatic ads we will host (we don't book these kind of ads directly) but sometimes, unsuitable ads slip through the filters. When we're alerted to this, we block them pretty quickly but we appreciate it's annoying all the same.
Chameleon72 · 25/09/2020 20:26

I've also been seeing the same random MJ advert as OP. For a few weeks and appeared again just now.

This is Michael Jordan's Wife
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