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    • jackob11
      jackob11 @leocg last edited by

      @leocg Yes, there has 'Report to ad' feature. But its not that helpful. If I do report to any ad then another vulgar ad comes up then I again do report then another vulgar ad comes up then another vulgar ad comes up and another...(to be continued) and those vulgar ads comes up over, over, over, over & over again. Mostly those news ads are related to vulgar ads like bikini babes, hot girls, sexual acts, someone's sex tape release, girls lingerie, mens porn consumption etc. etc. bla..bla..bla
      I share my device with my family members and these crappy ads always embarrassed me.
      I'm just sick & tired to report to Opera and I'm exhausted by doing Report & Report & Report to Opera but no improvements from Opera's end.
      All day long, Report to Opera, Report to Opera, Report to Opera, Report to Opera, Report to Opera. But in the end of the day no necessary steps will be taken by Opera.

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      • tr4shcr4ft
        tr4shcr4ft @leocg last edited by tr4shcr4ft

        @leocg said in Hate the new Ads? Downgrade to 30.0.x!:

        What I don't get is why people just don't go use another browser if Opera Mini no longer fits their needs. There are lots of options out there like Opera for Android, Firefox, Chrome, etc.

        Opera is the only one left with compression and in some countries data plans are metered and/or expensive, like Germany.

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        • tr4shcr4ft
          tr4shcr4ft @leocg last edited by

          @leocg said in Hate the new Ads? Downgrade to 30.0.x!:

          @jaron So you are passionate fans but you don't want to play the price for the services the app gives to you?

          I and lot's here would pay a one time or even subscription fee if there would be an option, like millions of apps do for an ad-free version.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @jackob11 last edited by

            @jackob11 said in Hate the new Ads? Downgrade to 30.0.x!:

            Ads are annoying.

            More than that, internet advertising have been frequently used to deliver malware, spyware or worst, ransomeware.

            It's not good enough to expect user to report bad ads or inappropirate content. It should be up to the service provider to be compliant.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              Showing ads in a browser with an ad locker built-in is almost hypocrite... If Opera need their money from ads, the sites too. If Opera thinks it is acceptable to block other people's ads, block their ads should be too.

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              • miyukiwork
                miyukiwork Opera @Guest last edited by

                @sandroklostermann and many of you in this thread,

                Thanks for all the feedback about the new Opera 44.
                Regarding the ads, we are testing new ads and their formats.
                I'll share your input to my team and we'll try to provide good user experience with Opera mobile browser.

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                • mbaluta
                  mbaluta last edited by

                  @jackob11 we actually read your feedback and believe me that we would want to fix every problem our users encounter. Unfortunately we simply can't, because we don't have enough resources to fix every bug. We usually try to fix problems that affect widest group of people first.

                  Regarding ads your feedback is very welcome and valuable.

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                  • jackob11
                    jackob11 @miyukiwork last edited by

                    @miyukiwork And you got the wrong end.
                    We are not talking about Opera Mobile, Opera Mobile 44 or something.
                    Actually we're talking about Mini, the Opera Mini. ( Opera Mini )

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      Opera Mini used to NOT have ads. There is NO excuse to add full screen ads to Mini. You're straight up doing what crappy companies like Cheetah Mobile is doing.

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                      • miyukiwork
                        miyukiwork Opera @jackob11 last edited by

                        @jackob11

                        Right! Sorry about mixing up the products. mbaluta also pointed out directly to me at work!

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                        • tr4shcr4ft
                          tr4shcr4ft last edited by

                          ads seems gone...

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                          • jackob11
                            jackob11 @tr4shcr4ft last edited by

                            @tr4shcr4ft But still I saw ads until I uninstalled Opera Mini. Now Opera Mini gone, ads gone. Pretty Simple 😊

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              Good ads vs bad ads.

                              Opera Mini ads apply to row 2 column 2.

                              https://www.betterads.org/standards

                              0_1513721913480_Mobile Ads Standard.JPG

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User @miyukiwork last edited by

                                @miyukiwork @mbaluta Opera team is completely violating Google's Policy.

                                https://play.google.com/about/monetization-ads/ads/lockscreen/
                                “Unless the exclusive purpose of the app is that of a lockscreen, apps may not introduce ads or features that monetize the locked display of a device.”
                                Opera Mini completely violates this rule of Google’s Policy. And the worst: the Opera Software knows that it violates the rule, because the Opera Mini version that I'm using is from January 2018 (this month), the latest version from the playstore: https://i.imgur.com/GsNmHRR.png and https://i.imgur.com/sud0rEc.png
                                1A) This lockscreen ads violation is not new, you can see it here from october, 2017: http://www.techweez.com/2017/10/06/disable-opera-mini-lockscreen-ads/
                                1B) When we install Opera Mini, the option “Lock screen news” is enabled by default. I tested it on my smartphone. You can see the result: https://i.imgur.com/nvzIjNw.png https://i.imgur.com/378zd04.png https://i.imgur.com/VW5jj9G.png https://i.imgur.com/bGR6cIF.png https://i.imgur.com/qVA2ne6.png https://i.imgur.com/7s13mzi.png https://i.imgur.com/vebLZnJ.png https://i.imgur.com/tzixHEF.png https://i.imgur.com/3fOPxih.png https://i.imgur.com/ELzo1OL.png
                                https://i.imgur.com/rzEuyIw.png https://i.imgur.com/1aVva8L.png https://i.imgur.com/2cVn8CL.png

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