Stop ads that automatically open in a new browser tab.
Over the last few weeks, I've been receiving these ads that would open a browser window automatically. I don't tap on them, they just do this on their own.
This is annoying because it interferes with texting. I could be in the middle of writing someone a message, then my Firefox Focus app randomly pops up and takes me out of the Grindr app. I have to close it and navigate back to Grindr to continue with what I was writing. And this isn't rare -- I've seen it happen up to three times within a minute. It's obnoxious and distracting.
These ads may be malicious. From what I can tell, each one of these just has a black background and an Android logo in the top-left corner; no identifying info or brand whatsoever. The behavior of these ads is also extremely sketchy; no good ad should open your browser without the user's input.
Grindr, please look into this. It's a security risk for your users and it leads to a bad user experience.
Foobar
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Leo Hernandez commented
Ok
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Jake
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Absolutely agree. Randomly opening browser tabs is not only annoying but also incredibly dangerous. Websites can easily steal data from users' devices or infect then with malware among other things. Plus, the average user can't distinguish between this type of ad and browser hijackers and may be led to believe that Grindr has been infected with malware. Are the few extra bucks you get from serving up the ads really worth losing scores of users who uninstall Grindr because they think it's infected?