Adverts over text

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RizzoTheRat

Original Poster:

25,162 posts

192 months

Monday 17th February 2020
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Internet explorer on Windows 7 (yeah, yeah, I know...).

I'm getting adverts over the top of posts. Changing the width of the window just means the text wraps at a different point and is still hidden under the advert. Strangely quotes appear over the top of the advert though.

Anyone else getting this or do I just have to wait until work upgrade my machine?

Cotty

39,537 posts

284 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Yep I am experiencing it on my new work laptop. Looks like the text is the full width but the advert covers the right hand side of the post hiding the text under it..

Richard-390a0

2,256 posts

91 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Happening on my windows 10 work laptop too. I may have to do some actual work at this rate!!!

Cotty

39,537 posts

284 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Well its not quite that bad hehe

Stay in Bed Instead

22,362 posts

157 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Strange, I was getting text over adverts this morning.

Mr Pointy

11,218 posts

159 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Run NoScript & UBlock Origin & you won't have these issues (on a PC of course).

Roofless Toothless

5,662 posts

132 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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It's been happening on my iPad for about a week. I'm very grateful to the people quoting the posts that I can't read.

RizzoTheRat

Original Poster:

25,162 posts

192 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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Mr Pointy said:
Run NoScript & UBlock Origin & you won't have these issues (on a PC of course).
Sadly not an option on my work laptop.

I notice all of us posting here have the problem on work machines, which suggests maybe the majority of people are running ad blockers on thier personal machines these days.


Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 20th February 21:51

gooner1

10,223 posts

179 months

Thursday 20th February 2020
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Roofless Toothless said:
It's been happening on my iPad for about a week. I'm very grateful to the people quoting the posts that I can't read.
Just click 'quote all' yourself.
About a week of my iPad too

Cotty

39,537 posts

284 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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RizzoTheRat said:
I notice all of us posting here have the problem on work machines, which suggests maybe the majority of people are running ad blockers on thier personal machines these days.
My work machine is not showing the advert at the top of threads or in them, just a white box with the posters text underneath.

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area

7,028 posts

189 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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On non-work devices the Brave browser will get rid of any problems like this one

Cotty

39,537 posts

284 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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This is what I am seeing

RizzoTheRat

Original Poster:

25,162 posts

192 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Looks like you're getting the frame but not the advert, some kind of pihole style blocker at your work maybe that just returns a blank image for the requested advert?