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firefox+adbloc--yahoo.uk advert continually trying to loadshowing full width 1/4 page high blank section

ka.ja
ka.ja

I use yahoo-uk as my home page, all today the home page shows a 1/4 screen high,full screen wide white blank section with a loading circle turning and continual internet two way activity, as if adbloc was stopping the loading of an image but yahoo keeps asking for and then trying to load

I use yahoo-uk as my home page, all today the home page shows a 1/4 screen high,full screen wide white blank section with a loading circle turning and continual internet two way activity, as if adbloc was stopping the loading of an image but yahoo keeps asking for and then trying to load

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Yep there is a big Flash ad there. For some reason AdBlock Plus doesn't seem to quite block it. You can try right-clicking on it and selecting "AdBlock Plus: block image". If that doesn't work try reporting the issue on the AdBlock support site - https://adblockplus.org/forum/

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Michael Verdi
Michael Verdi

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Yep there is a big Flash ad there. For some reason AdBlock Plus doesn't seem to quite block it. You can try right-clicking on it and selecting "AdBlock Plus: block image". If that doesn't work try reporting the issue on the AdBlock support site - https://adblockplus.org/forum/