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Litch

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Pop-up adds
« on: 21 Apr 2017, 11:39 »

So I started getting pop-up ads from "Segura Viudas" (some sort of sparking wine I think) today when I checked the comic. :-(

I thought jeph didn't let advertisers use pop-up ads, I don't recall ever having to deal with one before, did something change?
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Re: Pop-up adds
« Reply #1 on: 21 Apr 2017, 12:29 »

You need to ask Jeph - his email address is on the contacts page of the comic site, or you could try Twitter or Tumblr; he may not answer, but still claims to read every email. 

We here have essentially no contact with him, even though he provides the forum.
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Re: Pop-up adds
« Reply #2 on: 21 Apr 2017, 17:04 »

If you haven't got one installed, i suggest you get a  Pop-up Blocker Add-on  on your Browser if you want to knock that on its head.
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Re: Pop-up adds
« Reply #3 on: 21 Apr 2017, 18:36 »

He does pretty well with Tweets to him. A while back, there was this Russian bridal service that was part of the ad network he uses. Akima noticed that she was getting it frequently, as was I. I dropped him a tweet about it, and AFAICT, they've been dropped.
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Re: Pop-up adds
« Reply #4 on: 23 Apr 2017, 19:13 »

If you haven't got one installed, i suggest you get a  Pop-up Blocker Add-on  on your Browser if you want to knock that on its head.

There's another lovely add-on called Ghostery that I'll recommend. It blocks third-party web trackers.
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Re: Pop-up adds
« Reply #5 on: 24 Apr 2017, 05:46 »

Seconded on Ghostery.  Either that, or the EFF's Privacy Badger.  I also do block up popups and adverts (although I do toss Jeph money via Patreon to support the comic).
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