Short video of a seagull and a statue?

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

I'm using mumsnet on my phone, and twice this morning I have been shown a random video of a seagull trying to clean bird droppings off a statue. I didn't click on anything. Is it just me, or is anyone else getting this?

[CostaLady]

How bizarre!

[KateSMumsnet]

Blimey, that does sound weird. Perhaps it's a very niche product trial

Can we remember where you saw this vid? Has anyone else seen it?

[FruOla]

I think I caught a wee glimpse of it too - it's an ad for something to do with Hastings, I think.

[RustyBear]

www.hastingsdirect.com/about-us/multimedia.html

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

Yes, that's the one! Thank you FruOla and RustyBear; at least now I know I'm not imagining things! Are they a mumsnet sponsor or something? It hasn't happened to me on any other sites.

[FruOla]

I think it's a GoogleAd, which is allowed onto MN? I'm not sure how these things work - but I guess they have a 'space' somewhere for GoogleAds to pop up every now and again?

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

The first time it happened I was on Threads I'm On and the second time I was looking at Active Threads.

[FruOla]

I've just seen it again! It's in a box over > below the DOTD/Most Active and above Latest reviews. It's rather bizarre, isn't it?

[MadCap]

This keeps happening to me as well.

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

My phone was on silent at the time, so any dialogue was lost on me anyway. I definitely didn't touch a box or pop-up, it just started playing, uninvited. I'm so relieved I'm not the only one.

[MadCap]

I'm on the mobile site on my phone.

[FruOla]

At least it's not making any noises at me
(I'm on an iMac - Firefox)

[RowanMumsnet]

Thanks for this - we'll try to track it down

[RowanMumsnet]

OK, we think we've zapped this now (because we ask advertisers not to supply ad creatives that talk or move or whatever without you clicking on it first) - do let us know if you see it again.