Ads in user sidebar
 

I find this annoying. There are ads in the user sidebar part of some posts. Is this a bug or intended? I am on mobile using the desktop site.

https://i.ibb.co/t8RvrdR/C42571-E1-A...1-C2-A9-E0.jpg

Are you logged in?

It's been a long time since I visited the site without logging in almost immediately, but my understanding is that, when logged in, you don't see ads. That's also been consistent with my experience.

Yes. I don’t recall the last time I’ve seen an ad here....but then I’m always logged in. ;)

I am always logged in.
EDIT: I visited on a desktop computer and it has no ads. Seems like it is an issue with the desktop site on mobile.

For what it's worth, I just opened the desktop site in Firefox on my Android and logged in.

I did not see any ads other than the "We sponsor" item on the home page, which I'm not sure qualifies as an ad.

What app are you using to access the forum? Tapatalk and perhaps some browsers have ads built into them unless you pay for them.

Aha...good point!

Chrome

Here is some solid proof this is happening. https://i.ibb.co/1LrpP6Y/E1703-F19-D...2-A8-CD5-B.jpg

My only suggestion is to check Chrome for malware. Perhaps an extension. I have never seen anything like that here, ever.

I am using Chrome on iPadOS 14 Beta, so no extensions. I have not heard of iOS malware and iOS is very locked down without jailbreak. I am not using jailbreak.

I think this might be an issue with the desktop site on mobile as the ads might be squashed into the side bar. Then again, HTML would keep them apart. So something very mysterious is happening.

Also, wth with the ad? I dont even like windows 10. It is a total dumpster fire.

I dunno. I have never seen an ad of any kind here, but then I don't see them anywhere because DuckDuckGo kills them for me. But it reports nothing on this site. Windows ads on a Linux-specific site would seem to be rather odd.

Hmm. Currently posting from Android x86 4.4 clean install & same thing happens here. Now I am really confused.

ironically it has just happened here.
https://i.ibb.co/0YmDX8k/60-D1-AF5-C...294-C60646.jpg

I can only join the choir: no ads when logged in.
I just tested on Fennec F-droid on my smartphone, not there either.
Don't use Chrome, is all I can suggest.
And use AdBlocking as a matter of course.

Huh, I went through DuckDuckGo and there are still ads.

I think I know why this is happening. On android versions they implemented ad blocking but not on iOS. That is why, most likely.

I use Safari on iOS. No ads. Also none with Firefox.
Not sure what you mean by “desktop site”. I see no difference between what I see here, on the iPad and what I see on a desktop.

I don't think they do that by default.
Tell us what domain the ads originate from, I can confirm or deny that theory.
But actually I'm quite sure it's not that.
have you tried a different browser yet?

It appears that they have stopped. I did try another browser, safari, and there were no ads.
It appears that it was a bug.

I read somewhere in this Forum that new users will still see a few ads, even if logged in. The more you participate and contribute the fewer ads you will see. But that was back when I registered. Not sure if this rule still applies.

I also see advertiemnt in a post when I'm logged in.