Advertising link at top of start page

[andreszs]

andreszs @dickc last edited by

@dickc That is strange indeed. Try Settings > Start page > disable "Suggested sites", "Live scores", and "News". I have all that stuff disabled the second I install Opera on a new device.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dickc last edited by

@dickc What happens if you click on that down arrow?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @leocg last edited by

@leocg If you click the arrow, you can then close the ad. Though showing ads there isn't a good idea, even if you can close them.

[dickc]

dickc @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse That did it! Thanks.
I clicked and expanded it yesterday, perhaps I just didn't notice the x in the corner.
I should have gotten a screenshot before closing it.

[OperaUser9879]

OperaUser9879 last edited by

Like you I noticed this the other day. I tapped the drop down to dismiss but this screenshot is from today so its going to come back. So am I changing browsers now or is there a way to dismiss it permanently?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @OperaUser9879 last edited by

@operauser9879 All related options in settings page are disabled?

[nothanks9]

nothanks9 last edited by

I got the same Walmart business ad
Made this account on the forums just to add to the complaints. All settings I could find for advertising are turned off, and adblockers enabled, obviously they won't block their own ads on speed dial though.
Used OM for years but I'm done after this!

[nothanks9]

nothanks9 @leocg last edited by

@leocg mine were, ad came back

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @nothanks9 last edited by

@nothanks9 I saw the ad the next day and closed it again, haven't (yet) seen it a third time.

[djafrothunder]

djafrothunder @RagbraiRat last edited by

They're about to loose alot of people off of this bs.

[slytheringirl]

slytheringirl last edited by leocg

Updated to 80.1.4244.77335 today and now, a whole bunch of ad sites showed up at the top of my homepage! If Opera weren't the only browser (other than Chrome) whose sync function has the least issues for me, I'd ditch it for good
right now!

[Seemba]

Seemba last edited by

I'm getting this Walmart ad for the second time. I uninstalled & reinstalled opera, ad blocking is enabled but that annoying Walmart ad keep showing up at start. I'm about to ditch opera for good. Firefox Mozilla doesn't force ads on people like that but it doesn't allow me to read Facebook posts without having a Facebook account. You can do that with opera.

[prisoner428]

prisoner428 last edited by

@ragbrairat I feel the same way. Using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.mobilesoft.appblock right now. It helps bit no less annoying....

[prisoner428]

prisoner428 last edited by

This has been going on for weeks. I started using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.mobilesoft.appblock to get around it because sometimes when I click the down arrow it takes me to their website anyways. It only takes one plague rat to sink a ship. What trash.. this used to be a good browser too...

[nothanks9]

nothanks9 last edited by

Yep I just got the Walmart ad for the 3rd time, what a bummer! See ya OM

[BasilRathbone]

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[Rogerb]

Rogerb last edited by

My wife got this multiple times and now it just happened to me.

Closing it only makes it go away temporarily.

I get that opera needs some form of remuneration but not being able to control what appears on my main homescreen drives me nuts. Opera has been my go-to browser for years and years but I won't stay if this persists.

Fix this.

[A Former User]

A Former User @prisoner428 last edited by

@prisoner428 what that is, brotha?

[Teduardo]

Teduardo @prisoner428 last edited by

@prisoner428 Why should we have to install another app just to stop this nonsense. Opera should fix this.