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SmokyForTheWin · 11/03/2023 07:28

As attached

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Qwerty111 · 12/03/2023 16:45

This is the site stuff thread that I came to to find out if there is any way to get away from this Victorian Plumbing ad 😂. I don’t need a basin waste, honestly

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Namechangequeenie · 12/03/2023 16:47

This is my iPhone. The Ad isn’t even all on page but it’s really invasive. It doesn’t scroll up with the page it just stays there! Awful!!

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Nimbostratus100 · 12/03/2023 17:37

It is making the site unusable

CrumpetsandJammmm · 12/03/2023 17:47

Safari

www.mumsnet.com/talk/active

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Nimbostratus100 · 12/03/2023 17:47

it is now totally constant, and I am coming of mumsnet for the remainder of ther day. It is unusable

Prettybubblesintheair · 12/03/2023 18:42

I can’t even use the watch this thread button it’s covered by a fucking advert.

Prettybubblesintheair · 12/03/2023 18:52

using safari on iPhone

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MILLYmo0se · 12/03/2023 18:54

When i try to write a reply i cant see what I am writing, the ad takes up half the page and the keyboard the rest. Very annoying!!

FictionalCharacter · 12/03/2023 19:04

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 11/03/2023 16:32

We're really sorry that these ads are causing problems - we're working to get it sorted out ASAP.

Screenshots as well as the URL of the page where it's happening are really useful. 🙏

It’s loads of different ads and loads of different pages. We’d be posting screenshots all day.

Safari on iPad and Chrome on Android phone. Worse on phone because the ad covers up more of the page.
There’s just SO MUCH advertising on MN. We all understand that you need to run ads, but the site now feels like relentless pages of ads with the actual content in between squeezed out.
The ones with video or animation are even worse than the static ads.

Augend23 · 12/03/2023 19:22

Happening here as well.

Android, chrome.

Page was this one:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4758008-any-accountants-whod-not-mind-helping-company-gone-under?reply=124459104

I'm used to big ads but you can usually scroll past them. This just takes up one third to half the screen and means you can't see a whole post at once.

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Skinnermarink · 12/03/2023 22:03

Hopefully Mumsnet’s IT intern might be in tomorrow and they can task them with sorting out this shite.

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anewbook · 12/03/2023 22:09

Also experiencing the same here.
Ads cover one third to whole page.
Also constantly refreshing and losing place.
Is there any chance of things getting better? The usability of the site seems to be rapidly deteriorating, sadly.
I miss the old MN.

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IVFlife · 13/03/2023 03:25

Agree. Nightmare

BernardBlacksMolluscs · 13/03/2023 08:06

argh

it’s so pants. Site still unusable

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HebeMumsnet · 13/03/2023 12:33

Hello, everyone. This should now be fixed. Of course, if you do see it again, please do let us know immediately (if you could tell us what device you are on and the url of the page it's happening on, that would be really useful) but hopefully it's sorted now.

019203847user · 13/03/2023 12:39

@YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet

To add to this, I keep getting in my threads the following promoted ad/thread

Promoted In need of a new toy for the bedroom?

I see this every day, all the time. I really object to having adult advertising pushed onto me on a fundamentally non-adult/porn/sexual site.

If you want this sort of advertising, please could you either keep it on the sex topic or introduce a 'don't want to see this' mechanism.

I don't need to see this every day. To say I'm offended is over stating it but I'm on the lower end of the cross between that and enormously irritated.

I don't want to see adult content advertising unless I am choosing to.

QueefofSheena · 13/03/2023 13:38

Nope, still covering a third of the page

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LilyMumsnet · 13/03/2023 16:09

Thanks all - changes can sometimes take a little while to go through. How's it looking now?

JuliasBiscuit · 13/03/2023 18:51

This reply has been withdrawn

The OP has privacy concerns and so we've agreed to take this down.

Hooklander · 14/03/2023 06:22

I just tried out the site on my iPhone but it’s not working for me again - can’t scroll past a particularly intrusive advert.

And I’m seeing ‘an error occurred’ message below this text box. Strange.

JoMumsnet · 14/03/2023 11:55

Hi @Hooklander - we're sorry thing still aren't looking right for you on the mobile site. Can you please let us know what ad you're seeing, and the URL of the page it's happening on so we can investigate.

Thanks in advance.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 14/03/2023 12:28
blade runner GIF

I have an adblocker running so I don't see this stuff, just blank spaces. All these screenshots remind of Blade Runner where every surface and every space was an advert opportunity.