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Old 06-08-2016, 10:01 AM
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Lately, I've been getting an absurd amount of ads popping up/taking over my screen when just navigating the forums or reading a thread on my mobile device. I'm not accidentally clicking/touching them, so they're being auto-redirected to some lame site congratulating me for winning something bait-y. Attached are two screenshot example.

When trying to use the browser's back button, if you only press once, it simply reloads the spammy ad. If you press twice, it jumps you back two screens ago; too far. Can we please fix this?



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Originally Posted by SURF150
Lately, I've been getting an absurd amount of ads popping up/taking over my screen when just navigating the forums or reading a thread on my mobile device. I'm not accidentally clicking/touching them, so they're being auto-redirected to some lame site congratulating me for winning something bait-y. Attached are two screenshot example.

When trying to use the browser's back button, if you only press once, it simply reloads the spammy ad. If you press twice, it jumps you back two screens ago; too far. Can we please fix this?



X2-i have had to log out because i couldnt get past them popping back up
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We are talking to our mobile ad partners to figure out who the heck let this through... sorry all but these should be gone soon.

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Getting redirects frequently over the last few days to an ad for some superhero game and if I don't quickly swipe back it will swap out to the Apple App Store

Running via Safari on iPhone 6s with iOS 9.3.3 in the 27302 and surrounding ZIP code area.
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Thanks for reporting this and I will send it over to the ad team to find the issue. If it comes up again let me know which specific game it redirects to as it might help locate who is responsible.
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This is the ad before the redirect
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