I’m Starting to See A Lot of Google Advertising

[yaya24]

The forum glitches on me and now the ads are making it difficult to navigate. This site feels like it has been taken over by bots and our opinions as long-time paid users are not being taken into consideration. I feel like I am losing my E-Family of sisters.

same

 

[faithVA]

same

Sigh. It is the same for me. I had not even considered leaving but connected to the site from my laptop and it is so busy I am no overwhelmed. I usually use my phone when I'm just reading and the ads haven't hit the phone yet. But I use my laptop when I post pictures and there are so many ads in between threads that it is hard to navigate. How about an ad-free subscription and a ad-subscription.

Now not sure I will hang around for 2025.

 

[ScorpioLove]

@faithVA / @yaya24 - don’t leave :-( there was a solution to this issue. It’s working for me and I believe a few others

 

[yaya24]

Im looking for the workaround but I can't seem to find it. I'll search again later.

If anyone has it handy, please share

@faithVA / @yaya24 - don’t leave :-( there was a solution to this issue. It’s working for me and I believe a few others

 

[Black Ambrosia]

If you’re on a Mac try using Safari

 

[faithVA]

@faithVA / @yaya24 - don’t leave :-( there was a solution to this issue. It’s working for me and I believe a few others

Please share because now my phone is jacked up as well.

 

[ScorpioBeauty09]

I have an ad-blocker on my computer plus I use Safari since I have a Mac but ads started appearing on my cell phone like crazy today. If anyone has any solutions to ads on the phone please post.

 

[Black Ambrosia]

I spoke too soon. Now I'm seeing a ton of ads on my computer using safari. I wonder what happened today. I'm due for an update so I'll try that first. If it doesn't work I think my VPN has an ad blocker integrated in it. I don't keep it on all the time because it makes browsing cumbersome but I'll try that if the update doesn't fix it.

 

[Theresamonet]

They are upon us now…

I was just about to post that they finally got me.

I hope I can find something to block these ads; otherwise, this might be the end of the line for me.

 

[yaya24]

Please share because now my phone is jacked up as well.

I downloaded an ad blocker on my cell phone and it worked. I'll have to do it on my laptop later.

 

[Theresamonet]

I was just about to post that they finally got me.

I hope I can find something to block these ads; otherwise, this might be the end of the line for me.

The ad blocker I downloaded is working. Crisis averted… for now.

 

[Black Ambrosia]

Updating the operating system didn't do anything but the VPN worked. I have Nord VPN and I turned on DNS filtering which 'blocks ads and malicious domains before any threats reach your device'. No more ads.

 

[classychic1908]

This is tewwww much!! I'm trying to stay loyal here...
Which adblockers are y'all using?

 

[yaya24]

I have a Samsung laptop and phone...and use the Samsung browser more than Chrome.

I downloaded this one:

 

[PatDM'T]

I hate how
cheap this site
has started to
look. Not sure
why no one
seems to care
that the ads
are so irksome.

I am using
CM Browser now
because I could
not figure out
how to get
Chrome to block
the stupid ads.

@beverly why do
our pleas seem
to fall on
deaf ears?

 

[Plushottie]

Any iPhone users who got ad blocker app?

 

[Theresamonet]

Any iPhone users who got ad blocker app?

I used AdGuard.

 

[Plushottie]

Ok I don’t think there’s one for chrome for iPhone. I don’t touch safari. Another wild card of 2024

 

[Jmartjrmd]

I use duckduckgo and it solved the ad problem.

 

[Evolving78]

The ad blocker worked. Live to fight another day.

 

[Sarabellam]

I just logged in for the first time in a few weeks. This site is unusable and I don’t think I’ll be coming back. I’m not even interested in getting caught up in the thread I was initially interested in. I’ve been on this forum for almost 15 years. It’s sad to see how it has declined in functionality.

 

[PatTodd]

This site is unusable and I don’t think I’ll be coming back.

After about 20 years I have to agree with this. Sad.

 

[yaya24]

@Sarabellam & @PatTodd
Try downloading a free ad blocker for your browser. It works well.

 

[faithVA]

Duckduckgo will remove the ads if you are using your computer. You can download an ad blocker for your cell phone.

 

[Plushottie]

DuckDuckGo mobile is perfect.

 

[charmingt]

I've got to stick with this site. I just maneuver around the annoying ads.