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Should the "promoted by Mumsnet" threads go directly to Amazon?

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PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 06/03/2022 19:16

I'd expect to open a thread, or a page with MN comments and links. Instead they're going straight to opening my Amazon app to one product.

I'll be back shortly with some links.

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PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 06/03/2022 19:17

E.g. this one.

This is the link when I press and hold.

<a class="break-all" href="https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjsuGf4st4aNlWjfwViHYpTRSMualB1vdrDB2B_Vg0LcSeK-sUcGjZSWPr7IcMPUD6SBAbymYE2GxymWuw5sz5O9Yx-CBNPY6X7exfRESpGMw38mJhypj0_rwS1nIv8eeSxw8yBTFC2U1iFQr5-DhwzVHfD49co3upQ3vp5VejdHeNEa-VtWKZRtEtpjURFNZ1hIkksCFwV-ST6K_K43rIZm1PkgZizgzak79lzDrkzrzioe-MR2-Vd2ePThUm64SNcosRyohzzuJ-bMUDNuBR0ChPgMpOS0EtuXY_BlK5wYqK2KPxCKw4coYn2a_h5dxWBgUpWapr558hAI65ig&sai=AMfl-YT38ebeKdplPBaeYYO_J8n_7U0d9amhXipCoRL9MmIU0DKo-6JfaYJfroR9An74olzATx0Z9fGIh_4j5-uNFKauxZWXCCh4zqBR8nDWgQ&sig=Cg0ArKJSzIJe618_eoatEAE&fbs_aeid=%5Bgw_fbsaeid%5D&urlfix=1&adurl=<a class="break-all" href="https://www.[[//amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084ZQGZT8/ref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26tag%3Dnativepromotion-21%26camp%3D1634%26creative%3D6738%26linkCode%3Das2%26creativeASIN%3DB084ZQGZT8%26linkId%3D5cbb45e1fc259866956fdb5fb67d18e8?tag=mumsnetforu03-21"" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.[[//amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084ZQGZT8/ref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26tag%3Dnativepromotion-21%26camp%3D1634%26creative%3D6738%26linkCode%3Das2%26creativeASIN%3DB084ZQGZT8%26linkId%3D5cbb45e1fc259866956fdb5fb67d18e8?tag=mumsnetforu03-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084ZQGZT8/ref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26tag%3Dnativepromotion-21%26camp%3D1634%26creative%3D6738%26linkCode%3Das2%26creativeASIN%3DB084ZQGZT8%26linkId%3D5cbb45e1fc259866956fdb5fb67d18e8]]

Should the "promoted by Mumsnet" threads go directly to Amazon?
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PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 06/03/2022 19:18

I'm not sure I like it — I'd rather read why MNers like it, then choose to follow a link or not, rather than it look like a link to a MN thread or page but open Amazon.

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FelicityBeedle · 06/03/2022 19:19

Yes I agree, I hate getting caught out by those. Would be nice if we could at least comment on them

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 06/03/2022 19:20

Here's another.

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PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 06/03/2022 19:24

That link for the first one didn't work properly — this is it with a space added before "adclick", otherwise it changes it when it posts.

adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjss1DMFMxnuWxzp44xIC6EKOKzy8g_ae5i8HGBE3IZg8oxaJHwX1rfYresHPggVNXyJAv0gTiEBYMZywFBdJAPMg5jynSBOyiQotdH5sqwNrMSOSd2Fgn5nER6jbqRZJLh8FwC-eIjkhPISULPxzjx466vZaSDwYKzHvhPqApbK5mHPWw5956LrVA6FAtn9Loa8_ESg6kolA_gneRjbJ_RfA1uLTQ_IMCF9xP8CJuwETINbAhEotN0ubssFXNwY5l1wsp3cHZUGdvHDwehFtHfaD4qdIdBLt5jfI4LFqrqN80uchRImd_yXNpkHE_mWKEtkbWK2rtRCRWtO4bAQ&sai=AMfl-YTJ9h7W8SUeqxIEhZzx9P23Ig6lvcVIuc2M3hJcPcYxsfKzMzPHU44oeVp4wlZrzxl1dxy6JQXLfQUkYqmcGWkxqGKb24czED9pUvlXiQ&sig=Cg0ArKJSzPu_RTH7-Zu6EAE&fbs_aeid=%5Bgw_fbsaeid%5D&urlfix=1&adurl=www.<a class="break-all" href="https://amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084ZQGZT8/ref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26tag%3Dnativepromotion-21%26camp%3D1634%26creative%3D6738%26linkCode%3Das2%26creativeASIN%3DB084ZQGZT8%26linkId%3D5cbb45e1fc259866956fdb5fb67d18e8?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-site-stuff-4498347-Should-the-promoted-by-Mumsnet-threads-go-directly-to-Amazon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084ZQGZT8/ref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26tag%3Dnativepromotion-21%26camp%3D1634%26creative%3D6738%26linkCode%3Das2%26creativeASIN%3DB084ZQGZT8%26linkId%3D5cbb45e1fc259866956fdb5fb67d18e8

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PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 20/04/2022 10:59

It's still doing it, and I still don't like it.

Weirdly, they're in a serif typeface rather than sans serif on the new site. It makes them easier to avoid I suppose!

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