The ads on GN

I have managed to put an adblocker on the PC M0nica, but the tablet just doesn't like it.

Calistemon I use a laptop computer. It is possible ad blockers work differently on tablets.

I don’t see any ads I have the threads fill my screen so nothing else gets a lookin

I decided when GN revamped their permissions page that I didn't want to have the "legitimate interest" stuff tracking me either, so every time I log in I now have to click on about a dozen separate buttons refusing this that or the other legitimate interest permission. I asked why they didn't just have a "reject all" button like a lot of sites, but no, they couldn't do that because to use Google's ad placing (which gives them a tiny amount of money every time someone clicks on one of the ads) they have to use the one they are given.

They have to accept the ads they are given too, which are triggered automatically when certain words are detected on a GN page. That is why if we mention (for instance) buyng paracetamol at Boots we see an ad for zip-up knee-high footware.

If you ever look at the lengthy list of stuff you agree to it’s no wonder how much rubbish you see. Say no and underneath there is a ‘legitimate consent’ which you are evidently agreeing to. Some remove cookies when you close the site, others deposit them for 365 days, and the timing restarts every time you visit the site.

Some years ago I complained to HQ concerning the cheap Chinese clothing adds. Their reply was basically the adds are beyond their control.
Something to do with 3rd parties ( meaning Google)

M0nica

What ads? I have installed an ad blocker.

When I did that as advised I messed everything up on my tablet.

I find all the ads annoying on GN as, on my tablet, they cover the message box.

Perhaps I’d better do that. The latest is this one.

What ads? I have installed an ad blocker.