Are non-star members still seeing ads on DU

[JimDandy]

or not?

I haven't been able to access DU on my mobile device since yesterday. On my mobile, the entire home page pulls up except for the content in the small ad box at the top. So the site just hangs trying to download the ad content. Can't even get to other sites on my mobile if I'm trying to access DU while it's hanging. No problems with any other site.

So I pulled out my clunker laptop and of course here I am, but there are no ads showing anywhere on DU! I'm wondering if these two ad observations could be related?

ETA: sent a query re this problem to Skinner. Waiting for reply. In meantime, got curious whether this has affected anyone else.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. on my desktop, about twice a week my amtivrus

Will not load a page on DU because it reads an attack. It s
Is an add, I assume.

[JimDandy]

2. That's interesting. But are you currently seeing ads?

Am I the only one who is not? I'm here, just no ads are -- on any page! That's what's so weird. There must be some connection between all of the sudden not being served ads on my laptop while simultaneously DU hangs on my mobile because expected content in an ad box is not loading.

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. There is a running ad between the body and th tabs

Home, latest threads, etc on my phone.

[JimDandy]

14. Thanks. I'm stumped now. n/t

[HereSince1628]

3. Yes, still seeing adds....

[malthaussen]

4. Still getting all the ads, myself.

Some are quite humorous. There are certainly some bugs in the system.

I am, however, experiencing very long loading times recently. I don't know if this is a function of the Net connection, DU, Firefox, or Norton, or some synergistic combination of them.

-- Mal

[Iggo]

6. Seeing ads on desktop and laptop. Gave up yesterday on trying to access DU on the phone.

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. On my Samsung 5, there is an ad at the top and bottom.

I have no r ounce loading.

[Mike Nelson]

8. You are sharing your post space with...

...Farmer's Insurance. It's JimDandy & Farmer's Insurance!

[JimDandy]

9. LOL.

I was just telling Skinner it's disorienting at first to see no ads, but that now I'm enjoying it!

[JimDandy]

10. Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess it just me that's slipped into the Twilight Zone. n/t

[GeorgeGist]

18. Are you running AdBlock?

[JimDandy]

20. No. Not running anything like that.

ETA: Okay, NOW I am not seeing most ads on every site I just checked. Was replying from what I saw when I was on yahoo earlier. Now there are just empty ad box spaces on most sites!

So not a DU problem at all for at least the laptop ad problem. Still don't have the mobile device problem figured out. Am worried now. I am only the person who has physical access to both my laptop and mobile device. Going to get off DU now to have them checked out for illicit access/downloads.

Thanks for the questiont-it made me recheck other sites.

[NuclearDem]

11. Game of War ads. Grr.

[ChazII]

12. Ys, mainly Zoolily. n/t

[hobbit709]

13. Only when I'm not signed in.

[JimDandy]

15. Okay. It's not DU then. It's me.

[Warpy]

16. I'd see the ads before I logged in

but then I started to use Ghostery and they all disappeared.

I'll keep my star, though, until the bullies drive me away for good.

[JimDandy]

17. I don't use or haven't knowingly installed/downloaded anything like that program. n/t

Sounds interesting though.

[lunatica]

19. Yup. I still see ads

[onyourleft]

21. Yes, I'm...

...still seeing advertisements.