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Sponsored ads bringing me to their page - extremely annoying

  • 10-03-2017 03:42PM
    #1
    Meeeee79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭


    So your current sponosred ad on your homepage is for currys. If my mouse hovers over this ad for longer than 5 seconds while I am reading through thread topics my page redirects tot his currys ad. I did not click on it or request to go to it. After it redirects me to the ad I go back to boards and on this example got redirected tot he ad again 4 times even if I didn't hover over the ad. Fair enough having sponsored content on your page but forcing a user to view an ad over and over again through no choice of their own is taking it a bit far no matter how much you are getting paid for the ad.:mad::mad::mad:
    Post edited by Shield on


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  • #2
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hi there, sorry to hear you're running into an issue here. The only Sponsored Post I can get on the homepage is for Gearbest. Would you be able to post a screenshot please?

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #3
    Meeeee79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭Meeeee79


    ?utm_source=Digital+Ad&utm_medium=Online&utm_campaign=Fresh+Start

    Im not sure what use this is sending a screenshot but here you go. Happened again today, 4 times I was redirected to here


  • #4
    Meeeee79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭Meeeee79


    ?utm_source=Digital+Ad&utm_medium=Online&utm_campaign=Fresh+Start


  • #5
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    I haven't seen this myself (this is why I ask for screenshots), but asking the Sales team to look into it now.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #6
    Meeeee79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭Meeeee79


    Thanks, very annoying and has happened countless times today even if I dont hover anywhere near the ad. Its only the currys one, none of the other ads seem to do it.


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  • #7
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Meeeee79 wrote: »
    Thanks, very annoying and has happened countless times today even if I dont hover anywhere near the ad. Its only the currys one, none of the other ads seem to do it.

    URL should be blocked now, so hopefully won't cause any more issues. Thanks!

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #8
    Meeeee79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭Meeeee79


    Excellent, thanks for your help


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