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Ad covering half of page on mobile

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JurgenKloppsTeeth · 20/07/2026 23:05

This is a tedious new ad-related development. It covers half the page for approx 10 seconds and there’s no way to close it.

Ad covering half of page on mobile
Ad covering half of page on mobile

DerekMumsnet · 21/07/2026 09:17

Hi @JurgenKloppsTeeth,

Thanks for sharing this, this is not normal behavior and have raised this with our partners. Can you let us know where you saw this?

Thanks,
MNHQ

DerekMumsnet · 22/07/2026 09:29

HI All,

We have tracked down the source of the issue and are in the process of fixing this.

Please bare with us and apologies. This not normal behavior and is a trafficking error, often caused by a mismatch in signals.

We have a more permanent soltuion that stops this from happening, however one of our advertising partners was mistakingly not covered.

This will hope to reduce the risk significantly of these types of ads blocking content.

Apologies again and thanks for your patience!

MNHQ

DerekMumsnet · 22/07/2026 19:36

Hi all thanks for your patience, this is taking much longer than we expected!

It’s frustrating when we can’t fix things right away and are working as quick as possible with our partners to sort this out!

huge thanks to everyone who has reported this
MNHQ

DerekMumsnet · 23/07/2026 09:32

@Pinkfluffypencilcase @FuzzyPuffling @Ksown @TheSlantedOwl @ProfessionalTeaDrinker @TheLibrarian2014 @WonderfulSmith @JurgenKloppsTeeth @Grumpyoldpersonwithcats

Sorry to tag you all, but has this cropped up again?

Thanks
MNHQ

DerekMumsnet · 23/07/2026 15:22

Hi All,

We have pushed an update that should mean that we see these ads less!

If you see the ad again please can you post the URL you saw the ad, as if the new update doesn't work we need to find location that the ad appeared.

Once again, thanks again for your patience, we hope this will end very soon!

(Please take 10 minutes for the update to complete)

Thanks,
MNHQ

DerekMumsnet · 23/07/2026 15:41

@placemats can you send me the link where you saw it please?
And if you click the ad, can you add the landing page link also?

Really helps!

DerekMumsnet · 23/07/2026 16:38

Hi I've just been told it might take until 5.45 to go through, so it should reduce until then....

Please keep me posted!

DerekMumsnet · 24/07/2026 09:12

office rage GIF

Good morning and looks like it didn't work.....

Will feedback in a couple hours!

DerekMumsnet · 24/07/2026 11:32

Snl Update GIF by Saturday Night Live

@Ritasueandbobtoo9 It's called a "Native" ad, so basically a partner will create a template and serve multiple advertisers through the same template. All advertiser needs to do is provide click through URL, an image and voila it serves across multiple publishers in a neat format.... However...

What's happened here is they have setup a campaign that serves a larger creative size within a unit that is not big enough.

Our signals = give me maximum 300x100
Their response = Of course here is an ad for that size.

The template (THE ISSUE) served is not in fact 300x100!

Now the 2 hour update I promised, we've discovered two issues:

  1. The 3rd party that monitors all ads, which helps us search, find and block ads: Is not picking these up as we expected and changes will be made this afternoon to lower risk of these coming through in future.
  2. We were tracking the wrong ad partner who was providing these templates and we have since "unmapped" them to this specific unit. Hoping this will help...!

Typically this is not something that usually goes this long without getting fixed/or blocked. This was a perfect storm of not being picked up by our monitoring partner [Which we are fixing], our in ability to replicate our end and getting distracted by the wrong ad partner.

Can only apologise again to everyone, once again, I ask that you keep an eye.

I don't need screenshots but if they come back, the landing page URL is great also...!

DerekMumsnet · 24/07/2026 14:18

Hi All,

Anyone seen it this afternoon?

Hoping we've done it...

DerekMumsnet · 24/07/2026 15:21

channel 9 michael GIF by Married At First Sight Australia

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DerekMumsnet · 27/07/2026 11:09

@Pinkfluffypencilcase was yours exactly the same as @JurgenKloppsTeeth ? Tom hiddleston?

If so I think I know the issue, it is separate!

Can you both remind me what device you are on? assume its Mobile and not tablet?

Working on this now, thanks team.

DerekMumsnet · 27/07/2026 11:28

@JurgenKloppsTeeth Okay thanks working on this today.

Fair enough on new update!!

DerekMumsnet · 27/07/2026 12:10

Okay thanks @Pinkfluffypencilcase

DerekMumsnet · 27/07/2026 21:28

@JurgenKloppsTeeth
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Ad covering half of page on mobile

DerekMumsnet · 30/07/2026 14:36

Has Tom Hiddleston broken iphones since you last posted ? @Pinkfluffypencilcase
@JurgenKloppsTeeth

Thanks

DerekMumsnet · 30/07/2026 16:06

Super thanks both!

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