Strobing/flickering adverts

[WiddlinDiddlin]

Not sure it will show up on a screen shot (I will try) but I am getting the side bar adverts flickering and strobing as if they're trying to expand but can't. Doesn't matter if I am mousing over the ad or not. Randomly stops and starts. It is really annoying and the flickering strobing effect isn't great for some folks eyes/brains!

PC user - Firefox browser, browser up to date.

Hi @WiddlinDiddlin if you can't grab a screenshot, please can you tell us a bit more about the ads? What are the ads for and are they just on certain threads?

Will do next time it happens - haven't noticed it on specific ads or threads yet, it has happened three or four times though.

I've just had one of these, for Mimecast I think it was? Very distracting and I suffer from migraines which can be triggered by this kind of strobe effect so really dangerous to users.

I'm on a laptop using Firefox.

I’ve had the same one from Mimecast for the last two days. Strobing and becoming so large you can’t read any threads. I’ve come out and restarted Mumsnet with no change.

Same here. I’ve taken some pictures. I’ve only seen it on my iPad.

Hi again, everyone,

We've blocked some of these ads this morning so hopefully you should be seeing it less now, but if it appears again, we'd be really grateful if you could send us the url to the ad itself or if not a link to the thread where you saw it and we'll get any new ones blocked asap.

Not seen it since but yes it was that advert that OutOfTheHouse posted!

Minecraft advert has just come up flickering and fading in and out. Dreadful. I had to close my browser to get rid of it!

can't even see the point of the advert. Certainly doesn't encourage me to find out more.

I’ve got the Minecraft ad back again this morning. Yesterday it was an add that I had to rotate my device to get rid of, can you block again please?

Yup, mimecraft ad again... I have video of it, it affects the whole side bar including the trending topics menus...

It was on this thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5086558-should-i-pay-for-it-from-my-allowance

and if someone gives me somewhere to send the videos I will send them.

And its happening again, same ad this time on https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5060348-coronation-street-thread-no-spoilers-please-late-april-2024-free-the-weatherfield-one-roy?page=37

The vodafone advert that keeps crashing the site for me is back too!

Hi all

Please can you click the adverts (you can do this in incognito) to get the URL for us? This helps us locate and block it. As they are ad choice adverts, they are tailored and make it difficult for us to find them.

Also, it is worth clearing your cache as this resets your browser memory, and implements any blocks we've made our end. Could you please give this a go?

And again!

sorry I forgot to click.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.mimecast.com/this-is-personal/?utm_source=padsquad&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=awareness&utm_content=np_042051012021&www.mimecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mimecast.com/this-is-personal/?utm_source=padsquad&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=awareness&utm_content=np_042051012021&www.mimecast.com/

back again this morning.

It’s still doing it, and driving me completely crazy.

@LilyMumsnet @HebeMumsnet just happened again. Links in post above. Is there any news on this please ?

Keeps happening to me too, this is the pic and URL (I think) of it happening just there now. It's always the same ad

view-source:https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5089854-dulwich-neighbourhood-living-in-fear-of-violent-crow-attacks-with-bald-men-the-main-target

Happening on my iPad too

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/money-matters/4789108-brother-living-in-inherited-house-banning-siblings-from-visiting-probate?page=2&reply=125594853

I’ve had the mimecast one too. The adverts on this site are awful. I often give up and log off.

Mimecast one again. Couldn't get a URL, clicked and clicked but it wouldn't take me to the link at all.

Was looking at my 'watch' list of threads at the time.

Hi all,

Thanks for letting us know - we've had some URLs shared on another thread in helpscout so we're looking into blocking it again now.