RTG Getting pop-ups, Audio, redirects, ads overlaying text, malware reports from ads please read this
- Thread starter Roger
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Daniels
Striker
I cannot use the site on my phone as every time I load a page the game of war advert pop up appears and won't close. If I go back I am on the previous page. I have cleared my cache and cookie and reset network settings but will not go away. Doesn't do it on iPad. Any suggestions?
Daniels
Striker
My problems are all day iPhone 6 Plus on EE. The forum will not work at all on my phone now. Tried clearing cache and cookies and reset network settings. The Game of War ad that directs to the App Store.
safcforever
Striker
I'm on 3 network and an iPhone 6, yeah it happens none stop from midnight till lunch time. It's endless, everything I click on has this pop up. I can't use this site from my phone on a morning at all.
Also I asked earlier but it seems to have been over looked in the many posts. If I contribute is it guaranteed to stop? If so I'll just sign up and solve it myself tbh
pedro_1879
Winger
I get the game of war advert on my iPhone 6, I'm on EE. I don't see it when I click on network 4 or 5 though
Yes, any of the ad free or "contributor" subscriptions remove the ads which are the root cause of this.
Getting that Game of War one incessantly this morning on Vodafone 4G.
Switched to the train wifi and nothing since
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burro nunn
Winger
Basically, just use an ad blocker.
AlpineExile
Striker
But then Roger will have to sell one of his yachts.
I've already had to sell one. Just hope I don't have to sell them all.
Seriously though, unless the ad-networks get a grip on this problem they are going to drive more and more people to use ad-blockers and who can really blame people for using them? It will, however be the death of thousands of sites run by small publishers such as this one unless we can find another way to fund them.
Seriously though, unless the ad-networks get a grip on this problem they are going to drive more and more people to use ad-blockers and who can really blame people for using them? It will, however be the death of thousands of sites run by small publishers such as this one unless we can find another way to fund them.
Is this because of the adverts or some other reason?
If it is the ads, can you answer the questions on the 1st post of this thread please?
That is unrelated to the advert problem as far as I can tell, but you aren't alone in reporting problems with Chrome on Android over the last week.
Nothing has changed recently on RTG or the webserver recently which makes me suspect an issue with Chrome, but I have the latest version of Chrome on my phone and have no problems at all.
I understand from people who are having the problem that it works fine if they switch to incognito mode, which makes me wonder if it is some sort of add-on/toolbar type issue (those being disabled by default in incognito mode)
Nothing has changed recently on RTG or the webserver recently which makes me suspect an issue with Chrome, but I have the latest version of Chrome on my phone and have no problems at all.
I understand from people who are having the problem that it works fine if they switch to incognito mode, which makes me wonder if it is some sort of add-on/toolbar type issue (those being disabled by default in incognito mode)
Salem Street South
Striker
Game of war advert is driving me crazy
This is the link it redirects to
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I clicked on network 5 in post 1 and got a similar pop up
On 3, iPhone 5 using safari
This is the link it redirects to
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I clicked on network 5 in post 1 and got a similar pop up
On 3, iPhone 5 using safari
