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kittylester Mon 21-Nov-16 07:28:26

I keep getting pop up ads on Gransnet but not on any other sites - what can I do?

Grannyknot Mon 21-Nov-16 07:38:54

Same here kitty and it seems to be getting worse. Plus when I click on the "X" to close (and I have to be precise because it is so damn tiny) - I have to jump through more hoops: "Why don't you like this ad?" etcetera. So I tut and click "Covers the page" upon which it used to disappear, but lately it just stays there "Thank you for your feedback". Gr.

I even muttered yesterday "Don't HQ get it that access to the forums is more important to us than the flipping ads!?" Because sometimes I give up and just close the page down.

Marelli Mon 21-Nov-16 07:42:49

I'm getting them too. Just had one for the New York Times - as I was reading about Christmas Jumpers - most annoying!! confused

kittylester Mon 21-Nov-16 07:43:59

That's exactly my experience GK. It's driving me bonkers!

grannylyn65 Mon 21-Nov-16 07:56:09

I have Ad bloc and generally don't get any x

Grannyknot Mon 21-Nov-16 07:57:04

Don't they realise our age group doesn't fall for "click bait?" grin

We should have a poll - does anyone ever click on an ad to "Learn more"? At the moment mine is for "Cleanstore" confused

Grannyknot Mon 21-Nov-16 07:57:43

Now it's "Wildy's Law Books".

Grannyknot Mon 21-Nov-16 08:08:20

kitty I installed an app called "AdGuard" and yet they were there! angry But then I rebooted my Kindle and voila, it seems to have worked.

Jane10 Mon 21-Nov-16 09:22:19

I now have pop ups on GN only that extend over half the page. They cover most of the threads I'm trying to read. Extremely annoying and totally counter productive. I absolutely guarantee I'll never use the items advertised. GNHQ come on. Sort this out!

br0adwater Sun 27-Nov-16 10:54:29

When I'm listening to the radio online at the same time as usining GN I find that the ads switch off the radio. It's beyond annoying and of course means I switch off GN. I'll look for AdGuard and see if that works but HQ should fix this. Switching off now to go to iplayer so I can catch up on the programme it just interrupted GRRRR

ninathenana Sun 27-Nov-16 11:31:27

I changed my phone a week ago and started getting the ones that block the whole flippin page angry which I'd not had before. The twenty questions after clicking x are sooo frustrating. I found it quicker to come out of the page and go back in. I did put add blocker on my phone but still get them running across the top of GN pages and ones below the typing box which I just ignore. The dratted whole page ones have stopped though.

br0adwater Sun 27-Nov-16 11:48:06

Just tried GN with AdGuard but the ads are still turning off the radio. Also tried something called Blocking mode but it didn't help. PLEASE sort this out GNHQ