X-rated ads in News app

[Shikaka]

I rarely use the News app so excuse me if this has already been discussed...

I was using the News app, reading a "Cult of Mac" article about the Apple Watch. When I got to the end of the article, I kept scrolling down and up pops two explicit porn ads.

Is this common with the app?

 

[electronicsguy]

I rarely use the News app so excuse me if this has already been discussed...

I was using the News app, reading a "Cult of Mac" article about the Apple Watch. When I got to the end of the article, I kept scrolling down and up pops two explicit porn ads.

Is this common with the app?

why not? freedom of speech

 

[bandofbrothers]

Not seen that in my News App myself !

 

[lagwagon]

Most of the time ads are based off websites you browse/what is clicked. Either you or maybe someone else has been doing some browsing that would make an X rated as pop up.

If it was someone else, it wouldn't even need to be someone browsing from your phone. If you have a Mac someone else has access to, with iCloud sync for safari and such, it would sync and show ads on your phone as well.

 

[LordQ]

What lagwagon said. You can also try disabling ad tracking under Privacy > Advertising and turn on Do Not Track on Safari.