Ads? When did this start?

Lewis_Benson

Suddenly getting pop up ads on mobile every few times I am browsing to a new area of the site.

Anyone else getting this?

Doe Tiden

Yeah it’s fair annoying

Allinall

Think it’s as a result of this thread.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058293715/do-you-think-youre-above-advertising#latest

JeffKenna

Same ad all the time for me. Change it up a little!

Spear

No, there shouldn't be any pop-up ads. There's been other reports in feedback of a few of these recently. Report them in the dodgy ads thread:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056855938/inappropriate-ads-post-links-here#latest

Dial Hard

Mike has addressed this in the "Changes to advertising on the site" thread in Announcements, it's the result of a "fix" the ad company put in place to stop ads appearing directly under the Post Comment button.

Spear

He's also posted in the feedback thread to confirm that this is a screw up by the ads company.

Lewis_Benson

Lads jaysus, ads for done deal all over the site today.

SteM

Taking up a third of the phone screen every time you change page. This site going to the dogs.

Arghus

Bit of a death rattle feel about it tbh.

manutd83

This is my phone screen right now,what has this site come 2

Antipathetic

No sure what is worse the fact that the ad takes up so much of my screen or the fact I have no idea what it is even for.

Flinty997

The site has become unusable on mobile for me. Between the ads, and all the stuff that's broken.

greasepalm

I use a laptop for viewing and see no adds but opera browser has its own ad blocker installed , i wonder why.

EmmetSpiceland

I’m not having any of these issues on the mobile site, is it only causing problems for android users?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

You can't even close the ad. It's permanently there on the bottom third of my screen so you can't avoid bit clicking into it.

GREAT JOB

Antipathetic

The adds also lead to scammy website, this is not a good look for the site unless of course you are ok with this?

heffsarmy

To block the ads use https://nextdns.io/

Flinty997

Thanks

My Ad Blocker app works as a remedy, but one has to be conscious to turn it off when trying to use APIs on websites, eg trying to pay something etc

JP Liz V1

Very Very Annoying

Goldengirl

Yes. Very annoying .

I can't see to type a comment with ads popping up all over the place.

Have to go back and edit every single post .

Some guy holding a passport covering the page and when you reduce it covers the bottom half and you end up at the end of the thread having lost whatever you were reading or writing .

It's on my mobile ( android ) . Unusable at this stage

Just switched to desktop and withdrew consent for ads which will work until the next time I log in . Every time 🙄

It's tedious .

Why is this allowed ? The site is more useless now than it was after the initial changeover !

StevenToast

Headmelting.

barneygumble99

😡😡😡😡😡

Lewis_Benson

Lads......