[ZootTheSim]

Pop-up autoplay video ads have been appearing intermittently on the Forum. I always dismiss them as soon as possible. When I do, they leave behind a small yellow "speaker" icon that floats in the middle of the page.

This speaker artifact, which can't be dismissed, is crossed out by default; but when clicked, it plays the audio for the ad that I already dismissed, meaning that this streaming push content is still taking up bandwidth. To dismiss the yellow speaker icon, my only recourse is to reload the page, and hope the pop-up ad doesn't return.

I've experienced this problem on Safari for both Mac and iOS, with popup blockers enabled.

 

[ZootTheSim]

It's possible, though doubtful, milandro: I'm always very careful to protect myself against push media, especially when given the option. However, I did just try opening a private browser window as you suggested. The first Forum page I visited had a popup video, even though I have my popup blocker enabled. It did not give me the opportunity to manage my content.

 

[ZootTheSim]

Here ya go. The top pic with just the audio icon overlay is what I see after dismissing whatever annoying video pops up (see bottom pic). If I click the icon, I can hear the streaming audio even after the video's been dismissed.

And yes, I'm almost always logged in.

 

[ZootTheSim]

Earlier today, a pop-up video appeared when I was not logged in.