Resolved Getting redirected by ads on novelupdate main page on my phone

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    BlackBlade Well-Known Member

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    This started fairly recently, say the last 1-2 weeks. I keep getting redirected by ads, one of which is named gamesgeeks I guess, but there are others. Sometimes they'll be saying I should download some app or something, I always exit out.

    Basically I can barely use the site on my phone now without ad blocker. Has anyone else had this problem? Anyway to get it fixed?
     
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    Nom de Plume [Shio’s Disciple] [True Villain] [Equip: Gunblade] Novel Updates Staff

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    What kind of phone and which browser do you use? I'm usually on mobile and have not had it happen haha. Usually redirects get killed really fast, so just keep us updated!
     
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    Android phone and Google chrome

    Reminds me a lot of the redirects wuxia world and gravity tales were getting for awhile
     
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    Nom de Plume [Shio’s Disciple] [True Villain] [Equip: Gunblade] Novel Updates Staff

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    Ah... I am using Safari now that I have a new phone.

    Ugh. I had to get an adblocker yesterday just for those. I couldn't read anything. I didn't want to! I like to support the translators. I just have to whitelist the sites that do ads properly now.
     
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    Yeah it got pretty bad there. They cleaned the ads up or smth though, it's not nearly so bad for me anymore. It's starting to get very bad here though, can't even scroll down the 1st page before I'm redirected 80% of the time :/
     
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    Nom de Plume [Shio’s Disciple] [True Villain] [Equip: Gunblade] Novel Updates Staff

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    I removed the ad that I think was causing the problem. Can you try again? If you're still getting redirected, please clear your cache.
     
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    I made it down and up the page without getting redirected, so seems to have been fixed. Thanks (y). I'll let you know if I have any problems later.
     
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    Yeah sorry about the redirecting ads. Thanks for disabling ad blocker on NU
     
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    Np, sadly I was just redirected again.
     
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    Tony Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    Did you clear your cache? If you keep getting redirected, just turn on ad block.

    I'll open a ticket about it
     
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    Cleared my cache, tried opening up the main page and was immediately redirected right as it was finishing loading. Ty, hope you guys find the culprit(s).
     
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    This just started happening to me since 2 days ago it not just novelupdates main page it seem like it happening to spot cloud fare users to
     
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    It's still just as bad as it had been. Also apparently Novelsaga the site doing otherworldly evil monarch is getting the same exact redirect.