@aral don’t you use Adblock?
So @DigitalTrends, your advertiser @WillHillBet is automatically hijacking people via an ad on your site to the App Store. Your reaction?
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@BenjaminHollway On Mobile Safari? -
@aral good point, I thought you were using a desktop browser -
@BenjaminHollway Nope. I’m calling automatically hijacking a user into the App Store on iOS (only platform I’ve seen it on) ‘appjacking’ :) -
@aral that’s a catchy term…@OxfordWords word of 2014? -
@BenjaminHollway@OxfordWords I hope not. Would rather we nipped the practice in the bud :)
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@aral Try the app from Cheezburger (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cheezburger/id598338664?mt=8 …). While watching innocent cats, you get redirected to the App store, via ads too -
@elmystica And that’s an app — not good but even worse when it’s from a web page. Huge violation.
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@aral@DigitalTrends there are a few instances of this on the web and not just safari. Google chrome on iOS does the same. Most annoyingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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