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Selecting "Text Only" Results in Autorun Videos

i Hate Them.

         

Sally Stitts

5:12 pm on Nov 26, 2014 (gmt 0)

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Sorry, I screwed up. The title should read Selecting "TEXT Only" Results in Autorun Videos".

After running many tests which indicate that image ads pay a fraction of text ads on my site, I now specify "Text Only" for EVERY page.

Still, I get "Autorun Videos".

When I surf, and I encounter an "Autorun Video", I am gone like a shot, never to return. Even from my old favorite Huff Post, which has gone bonkers. And the weather channel. I NEVER want to force that kind of cr@p on my guests.

How do I ensure that I NEVER get an "Autorun Video" displayed on my site?
If I can't get rid of them, I will pull my ads from all pages that serve "Autorun Video" Google ads.

Thank you very much.

Multi-screen = 5 blue dots
Site Health = 5 blue dots
Revenue Optimization = 1 blue dot from 2, after I went all "text only".
And it is going to stay that way, revenue be d@mned!
Maybe it will be ZERO blue dots, after I find out how to kill "Autorun Videos".

ian_D

6:21 pm on Nov 26, 2014 (gmt 0)

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Allow and Block -> Ad Serving -> Display ads

[allowed] Similar sized display ads...
[allowed] Enhanced display ads
[blocked] Animated display ads
[blocked] Expandable ads
[blocked] VPAID ads

Those settings work well for me.

Sally Stitts

8:12 pm on Nov 26, 2014 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member Top Contributors Of The Month



Allow and Block -> Ad Serving -> Display ads

[allowed] Similar sized display ads...
[allowed] Enhanced display ads
[blocked] Animated display ads
[blocked] Expandable ads
[blocked] VPAID ads


Those are exactly the same as what I have specified.
Yet, I still get "Autorun video" ads.
Still.

So, now I am going to disable "Enhanced Text" ads (?= "Choose whether or not you want to display text ads with performance enhancing features, such as product images, advertiser images, or clickable image icons, etc.") I suspect that they also include "AUTORUN VIDEOS". Or else, where are they coming from?

Bye-bye Enhanced Text ads. I'll see what happens. If they don't go away, I will take further action.

To mod - Thank you for fixing my erroneous title.
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