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Ads covering a third of the page

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Mabelface · 09/03/2023 18:03

Driving me mad! Mobile site on chrome, android phone.

Ads covering a third of the page
Ads covering a third of the page
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Moltenpink · 11/03/2023 18:33

This is so frustrating. On every thread and taking up half the screen. How big do you think my phone is?!

Mabelface · 11/03/2023 18:48

I'm unwatching this thread and going to find something else to do. Bored of this shit now.

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HamFrancisco · 11/03/2023 18:55

Do @mnhq want the URL of the MN page or the ad?

Population51201 · 11/03/2023 19:05

I understand there has to be advertising..

But it makes everything unreadable..even the ads aren't properly readable on my phone

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knittingaddict · 11/03/2023 19:10

DirectionToPerfection · 11/03/2023 16:53

I imagine we're all getting different ads based on an algorithm. I've been browsing car websites the last few days and all my ads are for cars.

Takes over the page and is extremely annoying.

Not based on anything I have googled. I'm getting the Mercedes ad. Couldn't be less interested in cars and haven't looked up anything to do with cars in the last 2 years.

ChrisPPancake · 11/03/2023 19:12

Me either. Not looked at any of the things I've had ads for.

DramaLlamadodah · 11/03/2023 19:16

Extremely aggravating

Ads covering a third of the page
Ads covering a third of the page
BatshitCrazyWoman · 11/03/2023 19:29

Me too, this ad - www.bunches.co.uk/product/damson-delight-xl

Only started doing it today.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 11/03/2023 19:34

yes, this has just started to happen to me. It's infuriating! I keep being offered the opportunity to buy some fugly boots, so am completely disinterested.

RubaiyatOfAnyone · 11/03/2023 19:49

Just started for me - safari on iphone 13

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Bettyboop3 · 11/03/2023 20:00

I have a pet sitting ad taking up half my screen suddenly and can hardly see anything else around it. Bet this doesn't happen to the people that pay to use MN!

FlyingFlamingo · 11/03/2023 20:18

This is my current view of one thread, it makes the site completely unusable. There’s a Rui ad at the top of this very page as well! Please sort it out @LilyMumsnet

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gamerchick · 11/03/2023 20:27

Its just a rogue ad. Once it's found it'll be zapped. This shit happens.

FiddleLeaf · 11/03/2023 20:38

This is awful

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R0ckets · 11/03/2023 20:40

gamerchick · 11/03/2023 20:27

Its just a rogue ad. Once it's found it'll be zapped. This shit happens.

Of course these things happen but I can't think of any other site where the response to users not being able to use the site would be clear cache and cookies we will look into it... You'd think in 3 days they might have attempted to fix it but apparently not. If anything it's way worse today, the site is virtually unusable and has been for most of the day.

FiddleLeaf · 11/03/2023 20:40

It’s on every single post for me this evening so it’s definitely worse today.

The same error happened a few months back.

FiddleLeaf · 11/03/2023 20:41

It’s on this thread @LilyMumsnet www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/4759656-ads-covering-a-third-of-the-page?page=1

Piccalillies · 11/03/2023 20:41

I have Hotel Rui ad covering the top third of the screen on this thread. Android phone running chrome.

Izearle · 11/03/2023 20:46

Escape proof cat harness taking up half of my page. It’s so annoying!!

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LeroyJenkinssss · 11/03/2023 20:46

This is ridiculous. I’m certainly not clearing my cache or cookies just for MN given the multiple other sites I use without issue. It’s obviously not the specific ads as we are all getting targeted ads (apparently I’ve been searching for handbags too much Grin). This is a site problem not a phone one.

ChrisPPancake · 11/03/2023 20:47

gamerchick · 11/03/2023 20:27

Its just a rogue ad. Once it's found it'll be zapped. This shit happens.

I mean it's rogue yes but it's not just one ad, I've had several different things. Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean?

colouringindoors · 11/03/2023 20:48

Seriously. Android phone using Chrome, ads are 2/5 of screen and make commenting on a thread seriously difficult.