Lots of spam on mobile forum?

South of Heaven · Oct 1, 2017

Guys, I use the mobile site a lot for Trawler Forum. I have a Samsung S8 (droid). The mobile site will almost daily give me pop up ads and just recently I started getted redirected ads where Im taken off the page completely!!

Very frustrating!!! Any other guys dealing with this on mobile devices? I never get any of these issues on my other boating forums like The Hull Truth or CBrats.

menzies · Oct 1, 2017

South of Heaven said:
Guys, I use the mobile site a lot for Trawler Forum. I have a Samsung S8 (droid). The mobile site will almost daily give me pop up ads and just recently I started getted redirected ads where Im taken off the page completely!!

Very frustrating!!! Any other guys dealing with this on mobile devices? I never get any of these issues on my other boating forums like The Hull Truth or CBrats.

I have been getting them - saying I won something or other. I just click the X.

Deano · Oct 1, 2017

I have a couple apps on my phone that stop all that. One is Adblock and the other is Purify. Since installing those I've had no problems.

CPseudonym · Oct 1, 2017

If you are logged in it shouldn't happen. For those who don't know the difference log out then access the forum as a guest to see all the ads.

If making sure you are logged in does not help then the problem is on your phone. Point of reference, I only access this forum while logged in via the iPhone app and have never even seen an advertisement.

South of Heaven · Oct 1, 2017

Menzies: Im getting those "you won something" ones all the time. &#55357;&#56848;

Craig: Yes, I'm definitely logged in.

Scratchnsaw · Oct 1, 2017

South of Heaven said:
Guys, I use the mobile site a lot for Trawler Forum. I have a Samsung S8 (droid). The mobile site will almost daily give me pop up ads and just recently I started getted redirected ads where Im taken off the page completely!!

Very frustrating!!! Any other guys dealing with this on mobile devices? I never get any of these issues on my other boating forums like The Hull Truth or CBrats.

I don't have a problem, either logged in or out. But the Hull Truth forum is impossible for me to view at all. It locks my electronics up every time I attempt to look in. That's the only site to date that I have a problem with.

CPseudonym · Oct 1, 2017

South of Heaven said:
Craig: Yes, I'm definitely logged in.

Then the problem is definitely on your phone. Unfortunately short of a full factory reboot there's not many options.

TowLou · Oct 1, 2017

I like using tapatalk to view this forum on my S8. No adds no spam.

River Cruiser · Oct 3, 2017

I use the app on my iPad and iPhone and do not get any ads.

BruceK · Oct 3, 2017

I use only a laptop. Adblock got rid of the crap. Advertising based on subjects viewed was excessive, it had to go. I know it`s how the Forum makes money, but it was not acceptable. I ended up with a swag of suspect sites following me, impeding and imperiling my computer.Something had to happen, Pilou was kind enough to help.

Lots of spam on mobile forum?

South of Heaven

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