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70sEraVet

(4,266 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:19 AM Apr 2020

Google ads keep downloading

I have a Samsung Galaxy phone, and for the last few days google ads keep downloading to my phone every time I read an article on DU. I don't know if I've inadvertently changed some setting or if something changed on DU website.

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Google ads keep downloading (Original Post) 70sEraVet Apr 2020 OP

What do you mean 'downloading?' Do you mean ads show up? CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #1

you are not a star member? dweller Apr 2020 #2

Buy a star and ads won't show uppityperson Apr 2020 #3

What Gives? 70sEraVet Apr 2020 #4

That's weird. Here's the other info uppityperson Apr 2020 #5

CurtEastPoint

(19,254 posts)

1. What do you mean 'downloading?' Do you mean ads show up?

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:30 AM

Apr 2020

dweller

(25,263 posts)

2. you are not a star member?

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:35 AM

Apr 2020

that will do it

✌🏼

uppityperson

(115,883 posts)

3. Buy a star and ads won't show

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:35 AM

Apr 2020

It can be minimal amount even

70sEraVet

(4,266 posts)

4. What Gives?

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:26 PM

Apr 2020

The ads aren't passively 'showing'. They are actively downloading to my phone. After reading through DU each day, I have to delete the files that have downloaded - 6, 8, or maybe 12, depending on how many articles I've read. I've been a member for about a year, and this just started happening last week. It doesn't happen on any other website.
I have to admit, I don't even know what 'buying a star' means.

uppityperson

(115,883 posts)

5. That's weird. Here's the other info

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 10:24 PM

Apr 2020

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=myaccount&sub=star

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