Google Ads Have Suddenly Raised Their Ugly Head On This Forum

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  1. Jimbo1950

    Jimbo1950 Well-Known Member

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    #1 Jimbo1950, Nov 15, 2024
    Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed that Google ads have suddenly started to pop up all over this forum? I can't stand such ads, I don't want them and try to get rid of them whenever possible but Google seems to have infiltrated almost every space I go into. OK, I'm probably an old technophobic dinosaur but I object to being bombarded with ads which I don't want to see.

    Rant over - another cup of coffee needed!
     
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  2. joe mc donald

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    #2 joe mc donald, Nov 16, 2024
    @Jimbo1950 No not had any yet. But like you I detest them. I have the premium membership on the forum and as Wayne promised it seems to do the trick
     
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  3. Rooster

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    #3 Rooster, Nov 16, 2024
    easy to get rid of add’s just join as a premium member, cheap as chips at £5 per year.
     
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  4. Glenn2926

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    #4 Glenn2926, Nov 16, 2024
    No ads here either. I think it must be the member thing. To have no ads is worth the fiver alone.
     
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  5. Jimbo1950

    Jimbo1950 Well-Known Member

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    #5 Jimbo1950, Mar 27, 2025
    Google ads are ruining this forum so I've tried several times to join as a Premium Member. However, every time I've tried to join via the "Click here to subscribe" link on the Premium page, the connection to the Forum server times out with an error code 522, which according to Cloudflare is a problem with the host server, not with my browser or web connection.

    Has anybody else come across this problem? Is there any way round it? If I can't get rid of the pesky Google ads I'll probably come off the Forum, which would be a shame because I've found it very useful.
     
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  6. Rooster

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    #6 Rooster, Mar 27, 2025
    @Havit FYI
     
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  7. MightyBoosh

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    #7 MightyBoosh, Mar 27, 2025
    Same here. Not a chance of my money supporting the absentee landlord. It's not that great on here as far as it goes.....
     
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  8. Finch

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    #8 Finch, Mar 27, 2025
    Don't use Chrome as your search engine. Use Edge or Duck-duck Go and install a decent ad-blocker.
     
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  9. MightyBoosh

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    #9 MightyBoosh, Mar 28, 2025
    Good call. Duckduck go has transformed the forum when viewed on my phone. :)
     
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  10. Finch

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    #10 Finch, Mar 28, 2025
    Ghostery is one of the best ad blocker there is. So named, presumably, because it's undetectable.
    I use Duck Duck Go on my phone but Edge on my laptop. Edge is much better for ads than Chrome.
     
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  11. Havit

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    #11 Havit, Mar 28, 2025
    Hope the problem sorts itself out for you.
    Please see my pm to you regarding subscription
     
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  12. joe mc donald

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    #12 joe mc donald, Mar 28, 2025
    I don't get any ads at tall touch wood. I pay the joining fee here to be a full member and it seems to keep the ads away from me.
     
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