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Video ad appearing on DS home page
radcliffe95
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When accessing DS on an ipad for the first time, I'm immediately redirected to a video for a car ad that takes up the whole screen. Anyone else experiencing this?
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YES!! it's so annoying!
I am also on an Ipad, what is annoying me is that this one pops up before I have even had a chance to read anything on Digital Spy - It appears the second I hit the home page, then often follows me around the site randomly re-appearing !
I contacted DS about this and have sent a screen shot (as per their request) that was on Monday 5th though and they have not got back to me.
I know it can be closed, but that is not the point really. My issue is that it appears before I have had the chance to view the site, that the close it option is in red on the left on a black background - it make it look like it should not be there, also it follows me around!
Even when I was sending a message to DS chasing my previous message it was all around the edges - I took a screen shot of that as well!
Anyway off to work now - hopefully it will stop popping up soon
It would surely help the mods because we seem to get a new thread created each time someone has a problem, so having one specific thread to look at would surely be better?
I've been accessing DS on my iPad for over a year now and not had this problem before except when I've pressed an ad in error.
Even a mistaken click on an ad is still a click as far as the advertiser/DS is concerned. People have been complaining about the horribly intrusive ads here for years.
Ive found the only way to use the site on a tablet is to disable javascript in the browser, but you do loose some functionality so I access the website on a different browser to my main one.
We've passed on reports about the car advert and they're being actively investigated. Did you manage to catch what was on the App Store for the event you're describing, fitnessqueen?
Dragon City Mobile this time! It's just happened again.
Many thanks
Personally I think it should be removed, or at least edited to make it clearer to close I.e. A normal big white x in right hand corner and no pop up as soon as you visit DS. Also once you have closed it you should NOT have it re-appear during your visit NO means NO guys! I am fed up of having it appear repeatedly during my visit to DS it is "stalking" me around the site! I am beginning to get paranoid about it now am concerned about how safe it is.
Still on IPad - still being annoyed by the damn thing - apologies for use of word damn!
Doesn't do that on my Google Nexus 7, I'm pleased to say.
Edit. - clicky seems to show when you are not logged in - disappears when you are - still not happy though
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1961628
Interestingly on that one there are a heck of a lot of clickys showing, would be curious to know if these are being put on by DS or by forum members, the ones I spotted are as follows:
Apple, further down was a Laptop Computer
An IPad then an iPhone followed by Windows XP.
Then finally advert that started it all the (Nissan Qashqai)
I have put it in sentence form so I can see how this is working.
I have only typed the names of the clickys I have not copied and pasted anything. With the exception of the original link to the other thread.
My experience before was that they were only visible when I logged out of the forum and viewed as a visitor, but the links are clickable - taking you to places like Amazon and EBay etc. Off to clear my cookies and browsing history ... Again!!!
Me too especially amazingribs.com. I wonder why this is happening?
The x to close the page is not in the normal place. It's found in the middle of the screen a little towards the left hand side.
I't may seemodd that I am quoting my own quotes but although I am still getting that annoying video ad - DS have advised me by email they have their advert guys on the case. Regarding my other issue - the "in text advertising" I thought I had a virus of some kind on my Ipad but having found the thread below from 2013 it looks like DS do use this kind of thing! So unless something has changed since then they still do!
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1819445
I wish someone had told me this as I have been going round in circles trying to figure it out!
Now one last thing does anyone know how I can get it to stop when on ipad using safari when not logged on to DS but on DS? Or do I just have to put up with it?
We've heard back from our ad team this morning stating they believe they've solved the issue with the pop ads on iPad (cars) - could you try again and let us know how it goes?
Thanks