Cooking videos?

Is anybody else getting auto-play cooking videos embedded in the Premium site?

Has the site been hacked or what is going on? This doesn’t feel like a Thurrott thing.

Conversation 17 comments

  • wright_is

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 3:25 am

    <p>(I have contacted support, just wanted to know if everybody is getting this spam).</p><p>It has been embedded "in" my comment above.</p><p><br></p><p>I read a couple of new forum threads and saw the video and assumed that a spammer had posted the threads, then I looked again and realised that the posts were from respected posters.</p>

  • Josh

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 4:49 am

    <p>Adverts everywhere for me. I slightly appreciate the education on using dry and fresh herbs though.</p>

  • jack

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 6:40 am

    <p>I’ve seen the cooking video too plus other advertising. </p>

    • jack

      Premium Member
      25 September, 2021 - 12:11 am

      <p>The other advertising, I mentioned only appears on mobile, not desktop. </p>

  • navarac

    24 September, 2021 - 7:01 am

    <p>Nope, not seen (yet!).</p>

  • ngc224

    24 September, 2021 - 7:06 am

    <p>wright_is, Thanks for mentioning this. I was wondering the same thing.</p>

  • Chris_Kez

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 9:14 am

    <p>My god, yes. I opened an article and there are multiple ads including the cooking video. Yikes!</p>

  • jimchamplin

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 9:43 am

    <p>Yes. I have full ads on the site. Auto play videos – currently two. One in-line and one PiP -still image ads, and interstitials. Noticed it last night, figured it was some sort of site issue.</p>

  • madthinus

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 9:46 am

    <p>Yip, in Firefox on the desktop and on Safari in iOS 15</p>

  • George Coll

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 9:53 am

    <p>Premium Members, wright_is right. We are aware of the situation and are in contact with our ad partner to resolve the issue. We hope to have the issue resolved quickly. Thank you for your patience! </p>

    • lwetzel

      Premium Member
      24 September, 2021 - 11:32 am

      <p>Thanks for letting us know George. Appreciate you!</p><p><br></p>

    • jimchamplin

      Premium Member
      24 September, 2021 - 12:20 pm

      <p>Thank you for the update!</p>

  • starkover

    24 September, 2021 - 1:07 pm

    <p>Now I want to see the cooking video :)</p>

  • rob_segal

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2021 - 2:53 pm

    <p>Chef John cooking videos &gt; Windows Phone</p>

    • jack

      Premium Member
      25 September, 2021 - 12:13 am

      <p>The pie video makes me hungry everytime I see it. Haha</p>

  • madthinus

    Premium Member
    25 September, 2021 - 9:13 am

    <p>When will the ads disappear? </p>

    • George Coll

      Premium Member
      25 September, 2021 - 7:52 pm

      <p>Members, we are hopeful to have the issie resolved within the next 48 hours. Again, our sincere apologies. </p>

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