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Thanks guys,
It is good to know I am not alone.
Too easy feel persecuted like I am the only one in the world to have this problem.

Maybe if we all hold hands and hum a little mantra, the perpetrators will have bad karma and die from abdominal parasites.

skilsaw wrote:Maybe if we all hold hands and hum a little mantra, the perpetrators will have bad karma and die from abdominal parasites.

Lol! If only that worked... I can't say I've tried a mantra, but I have tried screaming stuff at the top of my lungs. Never worked, though. Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong?

Seriously now, install adblock, it's a really cool add-on. Works for facebook and youtube too.

Any one know which google chrome app or ? for free to get ad block. I dont know what its called . Al these moving ads are creating problems for me also

thebetterhalf wrote:Any one know which google chrome app or ? for free to get ad block. I dont know what its called . Al these moving ads are creating problems for me also

I've never used it, since I mostly use Safari, but there is an app for Chrome called "AdBlock" in Chrome's store. It's free. I'm guessing it's the same, but I'm not sure.

Adblock duly installed- so far so good

skilsaw wrote:Maybe if we all hold hands and hum a little mantra, the perpetrators will have bad karma and die from abdominal parasites.

Indeed

On a serious note I do know when I am unwell some of the adverts can be quite triggering and paranoia inducing at times too

Anyhow thanks for the advice and hopefully all will be well soon anyhow

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Triggering. I find hat they make me feel like im being violated.

Sorry to all you advertisers , had you not made your ads constantly moving i wouldnt of had to block you. But i will never forget you as they have been forever imprinted in my brain.

thebetterhalf wrote:Triggering. I find hat they make me feel like im being violated.

Sorry to all you advertisers , had you not made your ads constantly moving i wouldnt of had to block you. But i will never forget you as they have been forever imprinted in my brain.

I must agree. In a way I felt guilty using AdBlock but the moment ads started installing stuff on my computer, covering entire screen, blinking like a strobe light, jumping all over the place and hiding the "close" button as well as humanly possible, I decided they had to go. There is such a thing as "too well visible".

I use my iPad and when I open a new page in a forum here, I am often sent to the App Store to download some game or other app. Also, I get pop ups saying I need to download things because my computer is at risk. So the problem includes Safari, too. Any suggestions?

Caribee4me wrote:I use my iPad and when I open a new page in a forum here, I am often sent to the App Store to download some game or other app. Also, I get pop ups saying I need to download things because my computer is at risk. So the problem includes Safari, too. Any suggestions?

Sorry this is happening to you too - I was having a similar experience until I installed adblock (thanks guys for the advice) and thankfully now so far touch wood it has settled. Not sure what there is for Safari but I am sure there is something.

Also obviously dont click on anything.

Hopefully it will settle soon but I def have found using an ad blocker has helped and I was getting things that sound as invasive as yours

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Caribee4me wrote:I use my iPad and when I open a new page in a forum here, I am often sent to the App Store to download some game or other app. Also, I get pop ups saying I need to download things because my computer is at risk. So the problem includes Safari, too. Any suggestions?

Sorry, I must've missed this! I'm using Safari on my MacBook and adblock works great. Maybe it works on your iPad too? I don't know if I can link to the website for download, but if you search google for "adblock" it's the 4th entry. Hope it works for you!