Jun 10, 2015, 11:52 am
Last edit by: JDiver
PLEASE POST SCREENSHOTS of the FULL SCREEN and report your DEVICE TYPE, BROWSER TYPE AND VERSION, and COUNTRY where you are browsing from in your post.This thread is strictly for the reporting of disruptive ads, including unwanted popups, page hijscks, malware attempts, etc. related to ad content. Please refrain from discussion or speculation about technical issues if they are not reports as specified here.
We understand disruptive advertisements lessen the enjoyment of your FlyerTalk browsing experience. Please post all disruptive advertisement reports here; your full report (see above) will assist Internet Brands / FlyerTalk in handling these expeditiously. Admin / Tech attempts to respond to all reports speedily, but eliminating problem adverts may require communication with advertisements suppliers or devising technical solutions that may require time. (Internet Brands operates during customary and usual work hours on the U. S. West Coast; holidays, weekends, etc. are observed.)
To see how to include a screen shot in your post, once you have taken the screen shot follow the instructions "Inserting a photo or image from your device into a post:" in the first post in the thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...mage-post.html
NOTE: Internet Brands and FlyerTalk discourage the use of software that modifies your FlyerTalk browsing experience (e.g. ad blocking software). IB / FT declines all responsibility for the use of such software and can not provide support or assistance if such software is used. As well, we remind you IB / FT can only provide FlyerTalk free to members because of the financial support of advertisers; using ad blockers denies IB / FT income that would normally pay for your free community membership and browsing experience..
Posts suggesting or discussing use of ad blocking etc. software will be summarily deleted.
Link to Archive of older posts
To see how to include a screen shot in your post, once you have taken the screen shot follow the instructions "Inserting a photo or image from your device into a post:" in the first post in the thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...mage-post.html
NOTE: Internet Brands and FlyerTalk discourage the use of software that modifies your FlyerTalk browsing experience (e.g. ad blocking software). IB / FT declines all responsibility for the use of such software and can not provide support or assistance if such software is used. As well, we remind you IB / FT can only provide FlyerTalk free to members because of the financial support of advertisers; using ad blockers denies IB / FT income that would normally pay for your free community membership and browsing experience..
Posts suggesting or discussing use of ad blocking etc. software will be summarily deleted.
Link to Archive of older posts
ARCHIVE: 2017 Disruptive Ads / Advertisement on FT Reports
Feb 22, 2017, 6:51 am
#136
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: MSP & MCO
Programs: DL PM & NRSA, AA Gold, ANA Plat, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, National EC Exec, GE, CLEAR
Posts: 1,225
Guess what..
Yup that's right. Today's round of ads
The grammar on the ads is bad too, if you're going to malvertize you might as well make it look believable.
From amazonaws.com / Chrome / Android
Spoiler
Spoiler
From amazonaws.com / Chrome / Android
Feb 22, 2017, 7:06 am
#137
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: MSP & MCO
Programs: DL PM & NRSA, AA Gold, ANA Plat, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, National EC Exec, GE, CLEAR
Posts: 1,225
Speak of the devil
Spoiler
Last edited by TheLifeOfA_NKCM; Feb 22, 2017 at 9:24 am
Feb 22, 2017, 12:48 pm
#139
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: DL PM, MR Titanium/LTP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,130
Same and it's especially bad on mobile. Perhaps an ad agency needs to be left altogether. It's getting ridiculous.
If we cant get ads in order, we might as well just add a tax on Secret Santa or an entrance fee to large DOs. Seriously, these issues have been getting progressively worse over the last few weeks not better
If we cant get ads in order, we might as well just add a tax on Secret Santa or an entrance fee to large DOs. Seriously, these issues have been getting progressively worse over the last few weeks not better
Interestingly, I have had virtually zero problem on the desktop versions (Firefox / Chrome and a mix of both Mac and Lenovo/Windows 7 Pro) but it has become quite bad recently whenever accessing via my mobile phone (Samsung S7 Edge/exclusively Chrome)
Feb 26, 2017, 6:55 am
#140
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
Interestingly I had no issues whatsoever on mobile in the UK, but in Switzerland I can't use FT mobile at all.
Feb 27, 2017, 9:42 am
#142
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
Mar 1, 2017, 7:19 am
#143
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
Started using a VPN even on 4G/mobile network and all disruptive ads are gone! Can now enjoy flyertalk on mobile again! ^@:-)
Mar 2, 2017, 4:00 am
#144
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 995
Flyertalk on mobile (IPhone 7plus with IoS 10.2.1) is unuseable. Every page seems to come up with hijacks which attempt to load data from the App Store (more often than not Skybet)
Mar 2, 2017, 2:09 pm
#145
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,266
Pilot37
Mar 3, 2017, 6:47 pm
#146
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: HNL,HI,USA
Posts: 256
USA, Samsung S7, Chrome 56.0.2924.87
Mar 6, 2017, 4:50 pm
#147
No longer with Internet Brands
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,343
Hello all,
Although we have not been able to put a complete stop to these issues, we are reading this feed every day and trying to stay as on top of this as we can.
Thank you for your patience.
Although we have not been able to put a complete stop to these issues, we are reading this feed every day and trying to stay as on top of this as we can.
Thank you for your patience.
Mar 6, 2017, 5:17 pm
#148
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 1,357
Yes - the Sky Bet app pops up and takes over my browser on my iPhone and goes into the App Store - Over and over again. Guessing this is a UK thing. Makes FT unusable.
Mar 7, 2017, 12:51 am
#149
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Programs: *A Gold (A3), HHonor Gold
Posts: 5,703
Agreed. But then IB shows no sign to even think about discussing to switch to honest ads providers. And then put a pop up asking to whitelist the forum on ad blocking services and censor discussion about them.
IB those sorts of ads are close to being illlegal, this is data theft for the purpose of criminal activities. Please confirm you do not condone such activities and you are going to ensure this will not happen again ever.
IB those sorts of ads are close to being illlegal, this is data theft for the purpose of criminal activities. Please confirm you do not condone such activities and you are going to ensure this will not happen again ever.
Mar 7, 2017, 1:33 am
#150
Join Date: May 2010
Location: YLMQ
Programs: QF Gold, WY Gold
Posts: 682
Just to come back and say that these SkyBet redirect ads are getting worse, seems to be constantly redirecting on almost every page. Like others it's now becoming an unusable forum on the iPhone.