Current Events > The ads cause this site to crash on my phone

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Anyone else get that when theyre reading a topic and suddenly the ads are forcing the screen to move up and then the screen crashes so you have to refresh?

Why are you not blocking ads yet?

Questionmarktarius posted...

Why are you not blocking ads yet?

Teach me how on my iPhone. I use chrome.

There used to be a setting in my phone browser that blocked off that space when you opened the page instead of adding it in later. So you don't get the shifting. That might help

Since fandom bought this place and the ads got more intrusive, I just block them completely now.

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Teach me how on my iPhone.

oh no.

Happening to me too. The site crashes and reloads on mobile, but on PC I get redirected to malicious sites. This site is fucked.

Drumiester posted...

Happening to me too. The site crashes and reloads on mobile, but on PC I get redirected to malicious sites. This site is fucked.

I get redirected on my PC to sites that my virus protection blocks. I even have ad block installed on chrome there too. I dont get redirected on my phone thankfully.

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Teach me how on my iPhone. I use chrome.

Download Brave. iPhones get the google play store too, right? Don't see why they shouldn't.

Kircheis posted...

Download Brave. iPhones get the google play store too, right? Don't see why they shouldn't.

No more ads! Thanks!

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Teach me how on my iPhone. I use chrome.

That is your problem right there.

Why the fuck in all that is holy are you using that fucking piece of shit disaster joke of a browser?

Get Firefox or Brave or Safari for mobile/Android anything just get of the fucking shit Chrome.

CassandraCroft posted...

That is your problem right there.

Why the fuck in all that is holy are you using that fucking piece of shit disaster joke of a browser?

Get Firefox or Brave or Safari for mobile/Android anything just get of the fucking shit Chrome.

I dont like safari and I used to use Firefox until it took up too much memory. Idk if thats still the case. Im used to chrome now. Brave is saving me from the aps on my phone though.

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I dont like safari and I used to use Firefox until it took up too much memory. Idk if thats still the case. Im used to chrome now. Brave is saving me from the aps on my phone though.

Get anything just get off Chrome.

There is a future update coming for Chrome that will disable all ad blockers on the browser as Google do not give a flying fuck about your privacy and security all they give a flying fuck about is the almighty dollar and tracking your movements so they can keep ramming shit in your face.

A poll was taken here a while back and most users on CE use Firefox.

CassandraCroft posted...

There is a future update coming for Chrome that will disable all ad blockers on the browser

Except, conveniently, the one adblocker that whitelists Google's ads.

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Teach me how on my iPhone. I use chrome.

Firefox Focus integrates ad blocking into your browser of choice. I have it enabled for Safari on my iPhone. It's also it's own ad blocking browser if you choose to go that route.

I might try out fire Fox again in that case

Yeah I don't think this is a browser issue, it's a Gamefaqs issue.

Drumiester posted...

it's a Gamefaqs issue

It's an entire-goddamn-internet issue.
Nobody really knows where their ads are actually coming from. It's all just plopping in a random <script> tag and hoping for money.

If you want some required reading, there's always Doc Searls: https://blogs.harvard.edu/doc/the-adblock-war/

Im on iPhone, and I dont see ads lol. I definitely dont use Chrome. Why would you use a browser built by a company whose whole business model is to gather your data so it can do targeted advertising to you? lol

Bibimbap posted...

Im on iPhone, and I dont see ads lol. I definitely dont use Chrome. Why would you use a browser built by a company whose whole business model is to gather your data so it can do targeted advertising to you? lol

I was always under the assumption that all browsers and internet businesses are out to get your information and throw ads your way because it profits them. I dont get pop up ads thankfully, but the ads in-between messages was annoying.

I downloaded Firefox focus and its super fast. No tabs is lame though. Im going to try regular Firefox

Step 1: Upgrade to Android

FL81 posted...

Step 1: Upgrade to Android

iPhone is superior. Cant convince me otherwise when the proof is out there.

Just tried Firefox and theres still ads except when you go into settings and block images. Problem with blocking images with Firefox is the captcha wont pop up and my log in was greyed out when I tried to log in. I also noticed the page will skip a little like it refreshed itself. That would be an inconvenience so Im going to stick to Brave for now.

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Just tried Firefox and theres still ads except when you go into settings and block images.

You gotta ad uBlock Origin to firefox. Brave has adblocking baked right in.

Questionmarktarius posted...

You gotta ad uBlock Origin to firefox. Brave has adblocking baked right in.

Cant for mobile, but will keep that in mind for when Im on my desktop.

https://blokada.org/

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Cant for mobile, but will keep that in mind for when Im on my desktop.

Note that Brave desktop is a chromium port, and will have the same Manifest V3 screwjob as Chrome eventually.

Likely not an issue on iphone, as every browser has to use the same Safari engine.

SomeGuyUO posted...

https://blokada.org/

The reviews are saying support for the app is almost nonexistent from a year ago. The only recent review is saying its buggy.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Note that Brave desktop is a chromium port, and will have the same Manifest V3 screwjob as Chrome eventually.

Likely not an issue on iphone, as every browser has to use the same Safari engine.

Brave really gets the job done. I havent seen an ad or seen the page skip on me like Chrome and Firefox did. I also didnt have to install anything extra. On desktop Ill look into Firefox with unblock origin when I get on later.

Yeah, if you don't want to screw around in Firefox config/addons, Brave is the best option.

CassandraCroft posted...

That is your problem right there.

Why the fuck in all that is holy are you using that fucking piece of shit disaster joke of a browser?

Get Firefox or Brave or Safari for mobile/Android anything just get of the fucking shit Chrome.

How does Brave handle the message formatting of gamefaqs? I tried Adblock Browser, but for whatever reason, it adds a fuckton of spacing if I quote someone.

But without ad blocking, I will occasionally get spammed with an ad saying "this cereal should be illegal" which doesn't allow me to tap anything on the page until it goes away. That damn ad is what should be illegal

NoxObscuras posted...

How does Brave handle the message formatting of gamefaqs? I tried Adblock Browser, but for whatever reason, it adds a fuckton of spacing if I quote someone.

But without ad blocking, I will occasionally get spammed with an ad saying "this cereal should be illegal" which doesn't allow me to tap anything on the page until it goes away. That damn ad is what should be illegal

I had no issues at all with Brave. Its really a game changer for me right now on mobile.

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Teach me how on my iPhone. I use chrome.

Use the app AdGuard.

Yeah crashing on me a lot today too. I dont even see the ad lol

*chuckles in ad-blocking browser*

https://nextdns.io/

SomeGuyUO posted...

https://nextdns.io/

Gonna need to start elaborating instead of dropping links lol

Brave has been wonderful for this purpose.

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Cant for mobile, but will keep that in mind for when Im on my desktop.

If you are going to change to Firefox on your PC Browser get the following add-ons:

uBlock Origin

Ad Block

Privacy Badger

Those 3 are a must. I find it best to have a couple of Ad Blockers as not all can cover all advertisments. For instance I currently have 25 ads and whatever blocked with uBlock and 5 with Ad Block.

If you use Youtube get Ad Block for Youtube and SponsorBlock for Youtube. SponsorBlock is a Godsend as it skips over all the sponsors and begging for likes and subscriptions on a video.

CassandraCroft posted...

If you are going to change to Firefox on your PC Browser get the following add-ons:

uBlock Origin

Ad Block

Privacy Badger

Those 3 are a must. I find it best to have a couple of Ad Blockers as not all can cover all advertisments. For instance I currently have 25 ads and whatever blocked with uBlock and 5 with Ad Block.

If you use Youtube get Ad Block for Youtube and SponsorBlock for Youtube. SponsorBlock is a Godsend as it skips over all the sponsors and begging for likes and subscriptions on a video.

I will 100% do this when I get on my desktop later. Its going to suck trying to get my bookmarks from Chrome over.

CassandraCroft posted...

uBlock Origin

Ad Block

You don't need two adblockers.

uBlock Origin + Privacy Badger + NoScript is a very effective net.

Hmm, I downloaded Brave on my Android phone, but it's having similar issues with gamefaqs that Adblock Browser was. When I'm typing a message, it slowly keeps adding several lines of blank space to the end of my post. It caused Brave browser to freeze when I was trying to post in a different topic lol

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Its going to suck trying to get my bookmarks from Chrome over.

That is something else Firefox does far superior than Chrome.

On Chrome your bookmarks are only temporary and get wiped when you close the browser but on Firefox they are permanent.

Get the bookmarks sidebar for Firefox if you plan to have a lot of them.

NoxObscuras posted...

Hmm, I downloaded Brave on my Android phone, but it's having similar issues with gamefaqs that Adblock Browser was. When I'm typing a message, it slowly keeps adding several lines of blank space to the end of my post. It caused Brave browser to freeze when I was trying to post in a different topic lol

Might be an android or phone issue. That would be annoying.

CassandraCroft posted...

That is something else Firefox does far superior than Chrome.

On Chrome your bookmarks are only temporary and get wiped when you close the browser but on Firefox they are permanent.

Get the bookmarks sidebar for Firefox if you plan to have a lot of them.

My book marks were never temporary. I liked that whatever device I was using that Chrome would sync my bookmarks and passwords over.

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Might be an android or phone issue. That would be annoying.

*sigh*

Of course it is. This damn S22 man. I've encountered several bugs that end up being "a known bug on S22's"

If the option exists, switch virtual keyboards. The Samsung one is known to be wonky at times, probably others as well.

Questionmarktarius posted...

You don't need two adblockers.

uBlock Origin + Privacy Badger + NoScript is a very effective net.

Sorry I have to totally disagree with that.

Like I said uBlock and Ad Block separately doesn't cover everything it is best to have both and cover all bases.

Like I said I have currently 22 things blocked with uBlock and 5 blocked with Ad Block. Ad Block also covers Youtube.

I do not fancy No Script at all. It looks complicated as hell to use and I just do not fancy what it does.

If you want to remove tracking elements from web addresses get Clear URLs to protect your privacy.

CassandraCroft posted...

I do not fancy No Script at all. It looks complicated as hell to use and I just do not fancy what it does.

fair.
NoScript is deep into "geek" level. It really needs a "community list" function that already tells you what script domains are needed for a site to function.