Changes to GN

My ads are VERY personal.
I have used caravans coming up on Gumtree (been browsing there for jobs/babysitters)
Roman blinds (just bought one) and mattresses (just bought one of those, too).
It feels like I only have to think of something and up pops an ad.

Using my tablet this morning I have flickering advertisements at the top and bottom of my smallish screen. It's extremely distracting and annoying. I have no intention of opening them nor does it register who they are from. All they do are annoy me, so I spend less time on GN, which may well be a good thing. Why annoy those who use the site?

*is

I use Ad blocker, have done for a long time. I hate to constantly having ads popping up. Ad blocker works really well. Just Google it, it is free

I don’t use any blocking app but my iPad seems totally free of these nuicences I m really curious why ? Perhaps someone technical can tell me
I wouldn’t like it if they were popping all over my screen but there’s nothing at all

I have never seen an advert on this site! Is it because family member set up an "Ad-blocker" on my Chromebook?

I now have a Ukraine ladies dating site in the middle of my page.
It's a bit more interesting than the plain green square which I keep getting Cherrytree!

Sometimes the ads appear, sometimes not, but no Ukrainian ladies as yet

A couple of days ago I kept getting ones allegedly by Martin Lewis indorsing a financial scheme.
Purpledaffodil I saw Martin Lewis on the lunch-time news - he's very angry with FB etc for showing 'scam' adverts using his name and face. Apparently people have been taken in thinking they were genuine and have lost a lot of money thinking he endorsed these schemes.

He said that he never advertises.

How sure can you be, GNHQ, that this type of thing will not happen?

There is a thread on GN regarding debt, if the spam Martin Lewis ad flashes up and a Gransnet inadvertently clicks on it, thinking it must be ok as its on GN, at the very least they could be attacked by a virus or much worse if the unsuspecting Gners enters financial details.

Gransnet.com should perhaps being taking a more responsible attude to protect Gransnetters from spam advertising

I just clicked on that thread Cherrytree and an ad came up offering a loan for just 59.9% APR!

That's awful. Surely they can vet the ads better than that.

That is advertising misery. ?

You were brave Jalima
59.9% apr!
Yes agree Gonegirl awful.

GNHQ please take note and respond to our concerns.

The ads are a nuisance. They are a distraction.

Thank you for the option to delete ad by clicking the "x". Works on those in the middle of pages

Cannot see any changes as yet. However, reading your comments it looks like whatever “they” are doing isn’t for our benefit. Lara’s OP: “improve the way you see ads on site” and the very ominous “let us know if the changes make it difficult to use GNet at all”. Speaks volumes. Let’s be thankful for what we have as it may get much, much worse.

Gonegirl re Free Cadbury chocolates, just had a look.
It is a marketing ploy to get your details and info on energy provider, mobile phone and broadband provider etc
The company is in
Kuala Lumpur

I use free Ad blocker on my laptop and it seems to cover my tablet too. I can't understand why anyone wouldn't do the same.

Cherrytree I am a total idiot. I will now expect loads of marketing junk. ☹️

I've got Adblock on my desktop but not on iPad.

Ads are at the side on my laptop , which is ok , but on Kindle Fire they are in the thread , making me think the thread is over so miss reading some posts . VERY ANNOYING

I still have ads on the side which is surprising as I thought I'd downloaded an adblocker yesterday.
There is also a large green box above the list of threads, with nothing in it!

STOP IT NOW!

Ads in the middle of the "active" page, ads in the middle of threads, it's disruptive, intrusive and bloody annoying.

I have enough problems with my eyesight, being partially sighted, that I cannot cope with flickering, moving ads. I did use an ad blocker and it worked temporarily but a higher authority appears to have removed it. I must try again.