restroom Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Had it on the main page and various different forum pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I've gotten one like this, I'm also getting spammed with XSS errors when I use FireFox and NoScript. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 restroom and BinaryData - a similar ad to these has been flagged up. Hopefully this should be resolved shortly. restroom and BinaryData 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just now, Jack W said: restroom and BinaryData - a similar ad to these has been flagged up. Hopefully this should be resolved shortly. Better or You're getting a nastygram MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just now, BinaryData said: Better or You're getting a nastygram Pls I'm innocent. Out of interest, were you logged-in when you saw the inline pop-up? and was it on the front page or the forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just now, Jack W said: Pls I'm innocent. Out of interest, were you logged-in when you saw the inline pop-up? and was it on the front page or the forums? I'm always logged in, I just opened a new tab with my ad blocker disabled for testing and it popped up. Usually doesn't happen. I try to not block ads for Neowin, but they can get obnoxious. Like ones that talk to you. God, those are FREAKING annoying. Left a page open on a site (not neowin), and I left my Greasemonkey script running for refreshes. Got an Adam & Eve Viagra style ad. Which talked to you. Yup. Never leaving my desktop speakers as the primary sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just now, BinaryData said: I'm always logged in, I just opened a new tab with my ad blocker disabled for testing and it popped up. Usually doesn't happen. I try to not block ads for Neowin, but they can get obnoxious. Like ones that talk to you. God, those are FREAKING annoying. Left a page open on a site (not neowin), and I left my Greasemonkey script running for refreshes. Got an Adam & Eve Viagra style ad. Which talked to you. Yup. Never leaving my desktop speakers as the primary sound. Ah, alright. Yep, it is flagged. If you notice any like that - be it talking ones, videos, pop-ups, etc, report them here. Steve really doesn't want ads like that - and neither does anyone else. A screenshot and, if you can, Inspect Element on the ad, then copy the element and paste it here. That helps track down the exact ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Jack W said: Ah, alright. Yep, it is flagged. If you notice any like that - be it talking ones, videos, pop-ups, etc, report them here. Steve really doesn't want ads like that - and neither does anyone else. A screenshot and, if you can, Inspect Element on the ad, then copy the element and paste it here. That helps track down the exact ad. If I can remember too. I let ads run on my FireFox for Neowin, but generally it's blocked. I'm a bit nervous about the XSS Errors that keep popping up on FireFox. XSS is something that I'm wary off. Jack, by chance do you have a daughter/sister or cousin named Abby Wilkinson? Random, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, BinaryData said: If I can remember too. I let ads run on my FireFox for Neowin, but generally it's blocked. I'm a bit nervous about the XSS Errors that keep popping up on FireFox. XSS is something that I'm wary off. Jack, by chance do you have a daughter/sister or cousin named Abby Wilkinson? Random, I know. Not that I'm aware of? What are the XSS errors you're seeing? If you can show them here then one of the devs can surely look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just now, Jack W said: Not that I'm aware of? What are the XSS errors you're seeing? If you can show them here then one of the devs can surely look into it. Ahhh. Used to date a girl online with that name. Would've crazy as hell if you were related. She was a crazy British blonde girl. Her mom scared me more. Anyways, I'll post them when they pop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 1 minute ago, BinaryData said: Ahhh. Used to date a girl online with that name. Would've crazy as hell if you were related. She was a crazy British blonde girl. Her mom scared me more. Anyways, I'll post them when they pop up. Haha, well as far as I know, I don't even know anyone by that name. Think we're all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I must say yesterday i was navigating into a front page news and an ad overexposed the news (it navigated away from the site into a new one); found that weird so i reload the page, only to happen again (back button didn't help either). Had to install ublock origin just to be able to use the site Using firefox on Android 6.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Thank god too. I finally got rid of her. Can't have her coming back. Back on topic though. Haha. See what I've done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just now, Praetor said: I must say yesterday i was navigating into a front page news and an ad overexposed the news (it navigated away from the site into a new one); found that weird so i reload the page, only to happen again (back button didn't help either). Had to install ublock origin just to be able to use the site Using firefox on Android 6.0 Would you be able to temporarily disable it and see if you still get the ad? Then provide the URL it goes too, and if possible, a screenshot. That will help get the ad removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 18 minutes ago, what said: That ad is flagged. Thanks for the screenshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 And advertisers wonder why people install ad blockers.... !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Depicus said: And advertisers wonder why people install ad blockers.... !!! I don't think they wonder at all. They know exactly why. BinaryData 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 29, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 29, 2016 Dammit.. yes I have reported this. It is coming through a tag reserved for members where it shouldn't happen I am not a fan of this sort of campaigning anyway and I don't remember OKing it (also noted in the report). restroom and BinaryData 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restroom Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Got it again just now on the front page, then about a minute later on the main forums page. Its a bit annoying when you go to click on a forum section and end up clicking the AD instead. I appreciate this isn't Neowins fault though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'm pinging support again, didn't get a reply yet. restroom 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2016 Just received a reply that this is being looked into #keepingyouupdatedwithastupidhash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuskd Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 If fullscreen ads are not part of your contract with the advertiser, can you sue them for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2016 The good news is that our main ad partner is not delivering these ads, it is coming from our passback, which is a different company. I have emailed them. This is why it's easier for me to track if I can also get the inspect part of the page that is displaying the ad. (open dev tool in browser, click Inspect and then screenshot or copy the part which is highlighting the ad (html)) - this does not show in 'View page source" and needs to be done through Inspector dev tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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