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.
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ARCHIVE: 2017 Disruptive Ads / Advertisement on FT Reports
Dec 18, 2017, 4:09 am
#526
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AA, DL, Avis, Enterprise, National, IHG, HH, SPG/MR
Posts: 1,852
Dec 18, 2017, 12:14 pm
#527
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: LHR
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 376
Browsing on a iPhone x in the UK currently one in every 2 links i click redirects to this URL:
http://data:text/html;base64,PCFET0N...9keT48L2h0bWw+
Dec 18, 2017, 1:20 pm
#528
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 apologize for the bad ads. We hope in the new year to have a solution that handles them more proactively and quickly. Thank you for your patience!
Dec 18, 2017, 5:27 pm
#529
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,138
Dec 18, 2017, 5:47 pm
#530
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Flying: VA; Buying: AA, AS, AV, BA, UA!
Posts: 2,349
Dec 18, 2017, 11:35 pm
#531
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,645
Dec 19, 2017, 11:28 am
#532
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: GEG
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Lifetime SkyClub, AS MVP
Posts: 2,410
Same issues as Post 732 (Four Virus) --- consistently worse in the last week or so only on mobile devices --- to the point that the site is not usable on my Android phone or tablet. BoardingArea.com had similar issues several years ago but they've fixed their issues. It's pretty commonplace --- my local newspaper's website (spokesman.com) had similar issues --- but they are now fixed.
Dec 20, 2017, 1:27 am
#533
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Hilton, United, Gold DL
Posts: 993
I will say it again, out of all the IB owned sites I go to, this is the absolute worst.
Last edited by JDiver; Dec 20, 2017 at 7:07 pm Reason: Overly personalized and argumentative bit removed
Dec 20, 2017, 8:34 am
#534
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriot Am, MU Pt
Posts: 3,092
Give us an ad-free option. I’ll even pay.
Dec 20, 2017, 9:48 am
#535
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Dec 20, 2017, 10:50 am
#536
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Wanting First. Buying First.
Programs: Lifetime Executive Diamond Platinum VIP with Braniff, Eastern, Midway, National & Pan Am
Posts: 17,492
Dec 20, 2017, 8:11 pm
#537
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TLV now - formerly LAS
Programs: King of Rental Cars, BA Gold, Virgin Gold, AA MM Gold, A3 Gold, SK Gold, Hotel SuperElite
Posts: 7,357
Main home page pops up with 2 pages. I press cancel before either will open. One is an App Store link and the other is a twitter link. I have tried reloading the site and still have the same issue. I’m running iOS 11.2.5 beta 1. No such issues with any other website.
Dec 21, 2017, 6:20 am
#538
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DSM
Programs: UA 1K, AA EP, DL PL, HH Dia, Marriott Gld, National Exp
Posts: 722
Of note, I've skimmed 3pages if this forum and so far hasn't happened. Happens in the UA and DL forums which I frequent. Happens on Samsung Internet and Firefox for Android.
Has an ad-free FT membership ever been discussed?
Dec 21, 2017, 9:52 am
#539
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
I totally agree ... can't read more than 2 posts before happens. I've fiddling with this for at least a week, tried various "fixes" but short of never visiting FT on my SG7 phone, nothing else has helped. For me, only happens with FT ...
Of note, I've skimmed 3pages if this forum and so far hasn't happened. Happens in the UA and DL forums which I frequent. Happens on Samsung Internet and Firefox for Android.
Has an ad-free FT membership ever been discussed?
Of note, I've skimmed 3pages if this forum and so far hasn't happened. Happens in the UA and DL forums which I frequent. Happens on Samsung Internet and Firefox for Android.
Has an ad-free FT membership ever been discussed?
Dec 21, 2017, 5:47 pm
#540
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: n.y.c.
Posts: 13,988
Audio ads all over the place today.
Plays for like 5-6 seconds and then stops.
Plays for like 5-6 seconds and then stops.