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Intrusive ads
- Thread starter kingbean
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kingbean
Member
I can live with the banner ads but whenever the ad takes over my phone it starts to be a problem.
If it continues I could see people turning to ad blockers. Just saying.
TransTrender
Gold Member
The ads here have been blowing up my phone for the last few days. This is the worst it has ever been.
Night Angel
Member
My phone has been constantly blocking pop ups.
Helen Keller the Musical
Member
I imagine they had to switch to the higher profit but far more intrusive ads to make up for the lack of traffic...
I don't know, I don't think there's any way to look at them other than an intrusion on what you're currently doing. I can come up with jokes but at the end of the day advertising is insidious and it is absolutely not free and everything about it is bad barring how it is essential to the economics of everything. So yea, it is fucked up when the ad takes over your entire phone, I agree.
Ancient Dragon
Member
They need to earn my trust before I allow ads.
I'm sorry but this is just bullshit. If you're using the service that is being offered, the very least you can do is to display the ads so a revenue can be generated.
OrionFalls
Member
Grinchy
Banned
After the exodus, I re-enabled ads and even started using the mobile site on regular Chrome instead of the adblock browser. I haven't had any issues yet, but the first time it does one of those fake virus pop-ups on my phone or tablet is going to be the last time. I mostly use desktop, though.
In a way, it does. If you're using something for free, then you are the product being sold. But that was not the point being made. He was putting it like "I'll turn off my ad-blocker when I deceide you've earned it".
michaelius
Banned
Try to report them?