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plcdude

(5,309 posts) Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:46 PM Aug 2015

Question

Do you get an audio commercial to come on while on DU? I don't know where it is coming from or how to turn it off. Any help on this?

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Question (Original Post) plcdude Aug 2015 OP

I don't. steve2470 Aug 2015 #1

Ghostery works for me -none Aug 2015 #2

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

1. I don't.

Reply to plcdude (Original post)

Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:02 PM

Aug 2015

It's a commercial on a site other than DU. I've never known DU to have any audio commercials.

You go into your settings and disable auto-playing of content. Your settings depend on which browser you use.

-none

(1,884 posts)

2. Ghostery works for me

Reply to plcdude (Original post)

Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:44 PM

Aug 2015

https://www.ghostery.com/en/try-us/download-add-on/

Go through the set up and stop all the cookies. Occasionally something stops working that you want. You can then enable just what you need by clicking on the Ghost icon and turning on the cookies, one at a time till it works.
Often an error message will tell you which one to turn on.

I have 2031 out of 2036 trackers blocked. In other words I only allow 5 tracking cookies through.

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