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ARCHIVE: 2017 Disruptive Ads / Advertisement on FT Reports
Apr 19, 2017, 7:15 pm
#241
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott/SPG/Hilton Gold, PreCheck + Clear
Posts: 2,306
Still seeing the same type of iOS hijacking ad a week later, getting a little frustrated with the lack of response despite numerous reports. I'm using Safari on a fully up-to-date iPad running iOS 10.3.1.
Apr 20, 2017, 5:51 am
#242
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: RDU
Programs: Status Free
Posts: 214
I just starting getting it again last night, continuing into today. On iPhone and iPad, both up to date running latest IOS
Apr 20, 2017, 12:44 pm
#243
No longer with Internet Brands
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,343
We are constantly monitoring this thread and reporting all screen shots to the ad-ops team here, FYI. We won't acknowledge every report, but they are indeed being handled.
Apr 20, 2017, 7:38 pm
#244
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 24
It's very interesting how those rouge ads are targeted only to iOS users.
Have you guys had similar issues on other websites?
Any information will be useful.
Have you guys had similar issues on other websites?
Any information will be useful.
Apr 20, 2017, 7:40 pm
#245
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: AA
Posts: 14,741
I've been getting it on my iPhone and iPad this evening. Will take screen shots if it happens again.
Apr 21, 2017, 12:56 am
#246
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Programs: *A Gold (A3), HHonor Gold
Posts: 5,701
I have seen similar only on websites of doubtful moralities: illegal downloading website, illegal streaming website, pr0n websites. Otherwise outside of those categories Flyertalk is the only website with those ads among the hundreds of sites I use.
Apr 21, 2017, 5:36 am
#247
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
After the relaxing time at home with wifi only (and no scam ads which capture and forward my iPhone ) I stepped out into the wild today and while walking tried to access the forum.
very first add was this:
supports my theory of targeting mobile customers even more.
very first add was this:
supports my theory of targeting mobile customers even more.
Apr 21, 2017, 11:51 am
#248
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: US of A
Programs: Delta Diamond, United 1K, BA Blue, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 1,775
It makes sense to do that as well. Wifi points are not always a good indicator of where you physically are, because their IP address can be from a place hundreds of miles away. However, your mobile data is a lot more precise.
Apr 21, 2017, 1:22 pm
#249
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott/SPG/Hilton Gold, PreCheck + Clear
Posts: 2,306
I've seen them on travel blogs that use Boardingarea.com for hosting. Rogue ads there tend to be taken down immediately though, since the individual bloggers are inclined to go through their advertiser lists with a fine-tooth comb every time there's a report. I recognize that the process here is more laborious.
Apr 23, 2017, 10:17 pm
#250
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,531
I haven't seen disruptive redirects on mobile in a while now which is great really!
iOS, Switzerland
iOS, Switzerland
Apr 25, 2017, 2:05 pm
#251
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hawai'i Nei
Programs: Au: UA, Marriott, Hilton; GE
Posts: 7,145
goadvs dot com
Getting browser redirects only when using FT to goadvs do com....
May 1, 2017, 4:39 am
#252
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,868
Been 'clean' for quite some time, thankfully, but got directed to one of those 'countdown to claim...' sites last night. Will screenshot if it happens again - I was too surprised that it allowed me to back out to think to do it last night.
May 2, 2017, 7:29 am
#253
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/GFl, HH Diamond, BW Diamond, Virgin Voyages Deep Blue Extra, Blue Peter Badge Holder
Posts: 3,937
Endless Heathrow Express Adverts
Anyone else get annoyed by the Heathrow Express adverts on here (I appreciate that this are targeted adverts by location, google search history etc and so a lot of people won't get them).
They've been told off about these types of adverts twice by the ASA now for being misleading (not saying the current one is misleading but other ones have been). The current one is out of date though!
This is from today (note the date)...
They've been told off about these types of adverts twice by the ASA now for being misleading (not saying the current one is misleading but other ones have been). The current one is out of date though!
This is from today (note the date)...
May 2, 2017, 11:02 am
#254
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: US of A
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May 2, 2017, 11:06 am
#255
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/GFl, HH Diamond, BW Diamond, Virgin Voyages Deep Blue Extra, Blue Peter Badge Holder
Posts: 3,937
2. The offers elapse and they continue to advertise.
3. The are often misleading, hence they have had their knuckles wrapped by the ASA on two occasions.
I do take other issues with Heathrow Express who do also use some scrupulous sales techniques such as hiking up prices in order to offer sale prices that seam more reasonable than they actually are, but that isn't a matter of these particular adverts.