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Old 17-10-2013, 19:06
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At some point today, new adverts have appeared on the DS forums for games available on the App Store. The problem is that EVERY TIME I refresh the page, I am automatically redirected to the App Store which shows the game. This is without me pressing anywhere on the screen or confirming that I want to leave Safari to follow an App Store link.

Anyone else experiencing this? It's awful.
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Old 17-10-2013, 19:24
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I haven't experienced that. But I have seen the return of skim links (although relatively few) on the DS forums over the last few days, seeing them in Chrome and Safari on iOS 7, and also on Chrome in Jelly Bean on my tablet too.
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Old 17-10-2013, 19:27
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I'm getting lots of ads on every page and lots of words highlighted into links.
I have also found that DS is taking longer to load each page now because of these ads.
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Old 17-10-2013, 19:35
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At some point today, new adverts have appeared on the DS forums for games available on the App Store. The problem is that EVERY TIME I refresh the page, I am automatically redirected to the App Store which shows the game. This is without me pressing anywhere on the screen or confirming that I want to leave Safari to follow an App Store link.

Anyone else experiencing this? It's awful.
I was getting it too. The way I got it to stop was logging into my account. None of the App Store ads come on then.

Edit scrap that. Still happening. Sorry.
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Old 17-10-2013, 19:50
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It really has been a lot worse today, a lot worse! Can't browse from here to there in peace.
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Old 17-10-2013, 20:03
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Was just about to post a thread on this. It's so annoying and it only started happening today. Nearly every link to a post redirects me to the App Store even though I have pop up blockers etc turned on in settings & has green words (gaming)

It's only happening with this site & it's making it almost unusable!

Edit: using the Chrome browser and it's the same but the pop ups get blocked
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Old 17-10-2013, 20:08
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Hi guys,

In order for us to escalate these and get them sorted faster, we need people to provide screenshots of the problem. You can find out how to screenshot here:

- On a desktop: Windows / Mac
- On an iPad

Please then upload the images to tinypic.com and post the link to the image in this thread or alternatively email them to forum [at] digitalspy.co.uk.

That is to say: if you are experiencing any problems with adverts (green words while logged in, ads instead of next page (?) etc.) it is imperative you take a screenshot.

Thanks.
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Old 17-10-2013, 20:15
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Am I right in assuming that skim links shouldn't be visible to logged in users - as was the case in the past?
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Old 17-10-2013, 20:33
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Every time I refresh the page or load a new one (it happened when I pressed Reply just now) is this...

The page very briefly loads as normal. Note the advert in the top right corner. Sometimes it's at the bottom of the screen.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2dhi689.jpg

Almost immediately, and without me pressing anything at all, I'm redirected to the App Store, like this:

http://i41.tinypic.com/jsj4lv.jpg

It's not always the very same app, but always a game from the same developer and the one seen in the corner of the DS forums page just before it redirects to the App Store.

I was also seeing the AdSense words whilst logged in. I had to go to the AdSense website and opt out.
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Old 17-10-2013, 20:51
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I've had this one twice today. There doesn't appear to be any way of closing it down other than re-booting the ipad, which is incredibly annoying.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2hpq1bm.jpg
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Old 17-10-2013, 23:07
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I've been getting this as well - trying to view some threads and being bounced directly into the app store.
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Old 17-10-2013, 23:11
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I'm getting random words highlighted in blue and clickable.
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Old 17-10-2013, 23:46
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Yes I get words highlighted ("apps" for example) and the ads in the top right corner. This on Chrome on PC.
I had an ad opening as well, that I had to close in order to be able to view the forum again.

http://i41.tinypic.com/11j0v9z.jpg
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Old 18-10-2013, 12:10
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skim links visible even to registered users. This happened last year too.
http://tinypic.com/m/huolg3/2
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Old 18-10-2013, 12:16
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I'm getting the same problem on an Android tablet (the in thread link ads), so it's not just an Apple problem. Yesterday I got taken to the Google Play store. Not sure what it was trying to get me to install, because pressing back got me out of it before the relevant page loaded in Google Play.
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Old 18-10-2013, 12:20
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I'm getting the same problem on an Android tablet (the in thread link ads), so it's not just an Apple problem. Yesterday I got taken to the Google Play store. Not sure what it was trying to get me to install, because pressing back got me out of it before the relevant page loaded in Google Play.
Here's a screenshot

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=w0j3gw&s=5#.UmEZODNwbbU
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Old 18-10-2013, 13:21
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Here's a few screen shots of mine.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps0551501a.jpg
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Old 18-10-2013, 13:44
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yep getting green AdChoice links while logged in here too. Windows 7, Chrome.

Assumed it was a rogue extension but I think I've eliminated other possibilites now
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Old 18-10-2013, 14:17
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If you're seeing the green links, you can go to the AdChoices site (from the pop-up above the green text) and opt out. Then you won't see them anymore.

DS will probably sort this out, but for now you can do that.
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Old 18-10-2013, 14:51
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Well everything is a lot better now for me anyway, no adverts taking to the App Store and no green links.
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Old 18-10-2013, 14:59
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The BEKO advert is ridiculous. You cant click links because of it.
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Old 18-10-2013, 15:08
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Well everything is a lot better now for me anyway, no adverts taking to the App Store and no green links.
Yes, seems to be OK for me as well. It seems to happen periodically on DS. Not sure why?
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Old 18-10-2013, 16:39
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Well everything is a lot better now for me anyway, no adverts taking to the App Store and no green links.
I just opened up the Digital Spy homepage on my iPhone and after it loaded without touching anything the App Store opened up to a game called CastleVille Legends.
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Old 21-10-2013, 13:35
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Something else I've also noticed that's started to happen is that the Quick Reply box has disappeared too.
The only way to reply is to quote a post then delete the text.
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Old 21-10-2013, 13:54
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Something else I've also noticed that's started to happen is that the Quick Reply box has disappeared too.
The only way to reply is to quote a post then delete the text.
I thought it had disappeared but now I'm seeing it again. Also they have 'Add Reply" at the top left of the thread.
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