Anyone getting insane amounts of pop ups?

[hiroMYhero]

@Dan Murphy ~ No specific info for Android users.

I did see this article this morning which may or may not apply to you:

https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/16/android-users-tricked-adware-apps/

 

[Dan Murphy]

Terrible experience here on phone.

 

[cwis]

It is mostly just this site. We have been told it’s infected google ads. I’m not sure if there is much for the Dis end to do.

Technically, there is. Ads can be served with iframes, and you can set permissions on iframes to block certain things, such as redirecting the current page / changing the page URL.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

The site was fine for me untill the last month, i can not use the mobile site longer than 5 mins or i get the pop up you cant get out of telling you congratulations.... so frustrating maybe you should make an app, it works for reddit

 

[danikoski]

The pop up ads have been really bad again. I have an Android phone and it's just frustrating.

 

[Weedy]

I have an IPhone and download the free Ad blocker app. I haven’t had a problem

 

[cwis]

I have an IPhone and download the free Ad blocker app. I haven’t had a problem

Nor will the DIS have any revenue from the ads they might have shown you if you weren't using one.

Not blaming you, I know how frustrating navigating the web might be with all the unwanted ads (such as the one we are all complaining about here).

I prefer to blame the site operators because they HAVE the technical tools that they can use to ensure a pain-free experience to their guests. This is especially concerning since we all know that those forums are backed by TA company. How might I trust them on this business when they show laziness on their boards business?

 

[Dan Murphy]

I thought I had an answer. But nope. I started using the built in Android Samsung browser for just these boards, Chrome for everything else I do. I was golden, for one day. And then it started again, winning jackpots, winning surveys, winning everything. I can only visit this site on a PC or laptop, nothing mobile. Mobile is horse crap here.

 

[Disneybound!!]

I thought I had an answer. But nope. I started using the built in Android Samsung browser for just these boards, Chrome for everything else I do. I was golden, for one day. And then it started again, winning jackpots, winning surveys, winning everything. I can only visit this site on a PC or laptop, nothing mobile. Mobile is horse crap here.

It happens to me on my laptop, almost every 3rd or so click is diverted to an ad, malware, etc. It's very frustrating. I was hoping to find a solution on the Tech Support board, but sadly it seems that I've just found a lot more people like me that are having the same issue, and have been for a while now. It seems to be an ignored issue that many are having, either on laptop, tablet, or mobile device. I read another thread where the poster was even getting porn pop-ups. That crosses from annoying to absolutely unacceptable. I love following along here on the Dis, but I would absolutely have to stop if that happened to me. Since all of the wonderful advice and fun doesn't cost me a thing, I can't really expect the admins to care about losing my patronage. I do hope they care enough about their creation to want it to be the best it can be though. I sure would be sad to not come lurk around and get my Disney fix. I hope they'll pay attention and fix it.

 

[MaxsDad]

The site was fine for me untill the last month, i can not use the mobile site longer than 5 mins or i get the pop up you cant get out of telling you congratulations.... so frustrating maybe you should make an app, it works for reddit

They used to have an app. It worked great. I miss it.

Getting tons of ridiculous pop ups too lately. Oh well one less user on the boards. Maybe it is their form of Disney crowd control.

 

[4077]

For months now I continue to get virus warning pop-ups (fake) on my iPhone, but ONLY when I use the DIS mobile site....



There is a pop up warning banner that appears on top of this first...this is what remains when you close it. It occurs daily when I access DIS. I have to close it and go back in...fortunately it is not every time I try and go on DIS so I am able to go on DIS and post. It does happen every day that I go on DIS, however.

 

[4077]

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[CT Disney]

For months now I continue to get virus warning pop-ups (fake) on my iPhone, but ONLY when I use the DIS mobile site....

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There is a pop up warning banner that appears on top of this first...this is what remains when you close it. It occurs daily when I access DIS. I have to close it and go back in...fortunately it is not every time I try and go on DIS so I am able to go on DIS and post. It does happen every day that I go on DIS, however.

This is the exact same pop-up I just got. Came here to make sure I wasn't the only one.

 

[MamaBelle4]

Just posting, same here. Only on my phone, only on the Dis.
It really is out of hand. And it has to be fixable because if it weren't manageable, EVERY site that gets revenue from ads would have this sort of problem. It just isn't a priority. "Just install ad blocker" is well and good, but then you're losing revenue from legitimate ads and you're putting the responsibility on your "clients" to fix your problem and that really isn't acceptable.

 

[disneysteve]

Just posting, same here. Only on my phone, only on the Dis.
It really is out of hand. And it has to be fixable because if it weren't manageable, EVERY site that gets revenue from ads would have this sort of problem. It just isn't a priority. "Just install ad blocker" is well and good, but then you're losing revenue from legitimate ads and you're putting the responsibility on your "clients" to fix your problem and that really isn't acceptable.

Agree 100%!

Telling your users to install an ad blocker seems like a poor business decision. Why not just fix the problem and maintain the ad revenue?

 

[Dan Murphy]

I tried to use the phone again today, crap popup spam again. Just on this site, just on the phone. Amazing there has not even been a response over all these many months.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

I'm having no problems on my phone, but my MacBook I've had to close Safari multiple times today to avoid the popups and come back.

 

[Sjm9911]

Just as i said, its getting worse ,not better. I get redirected a few times per thread. Even if i put the phone down and turn off the screen, the announcement comes over the phone in 10 minutes. Andriod, galaxy s9+ .

 

[Nanceliz319]

Hopefully they can fix it soon

 

[bluezy]

Just as i said, its getting worse ,not better. I get redirected a few times per thread. Even if i put the phone down and turn off the screen, the announcement comes over the phone in 10 minutes. Andriod, galaxy s9+ .

I've noticed that happening frequently today. Same phone.