Is the site attempting to modify hyper links with ad links?
Is the site attempting to modify hyper links with ad links?
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Davie_GLA

Original Poster:

6,858 posts

222 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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From here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

There is a link to the thorpe park walking dead experience. When you mouse over the link the correct URL is there:

https://www.thorpepark.com/rides/the-walking-dead-...

But when you click it it tries to resolve to:

https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/304950294;13230...


Davie_GLA

Original Poster:

6,858 posts

222 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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www.bbc.co.uk

Wonder if it's the thorpe park site actually as the link above seems to be OK.

anonymous-user

77 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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I've seen it before. Basically they have affiliates set up with certain links, I used to think it was posters doing affiliating, well there used to be one who did Amazon affiliate links.

stuartmmcfc

8,775 posts

215 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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Time to get the tin foil hat out again.

LordGrover

34,050 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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PH has been doing this for years.

anonymous-user

77 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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anonymous said:
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Sorry for confusion, ph is doing it but a poster used to do it as well, slyly.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

141 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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Even with ABP , I am getting ads now.
Started around a month ago.

anonymous-user

77 months

Wednesday 30th May 2018
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xjay1337 said:
Even with ABP , I am getting ads now.
Started around a month ago.
ABP have agreed to show certain ads...

I just right click and block adverts it doesn't block.

Oakey

27,969 posts

239 months

Friday 8th June 2018
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Thesprucegoose said:
Sorry for confusion, ph is doing it but a poster used to do it as well, slyly.
GregF40, he got called out on it and was banned. No time to fix the site but time to do stuff like this.