# Reddit Ads appearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Ad-Blocking\ **Created:** [July 30, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123 "2019-07-30T14:00:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ilkzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@ilkzz](https://community.brave.app/u/ilkzz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/1 "2019-07-30T14:00:55Z")
**Did the issue present with default Shields settings?** Yes **Where and how do the ads appear? (fill out below)** [Reddit.com](http://Reddit.com). Shields active - block ads, block 3rd party cookies, block all fingerprinting. On the homepage, and other parts of the website too. You can see the 300x600 and the 300x250 units. Sometimes the ad’s weirdly disappear when you scroll though. Maybe a glitch on the site. **URL where ad was displayed:** ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/d/2/d2490fec4c2bd314ba4ff8449a28a934fd906f5c.jpeg) and ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/f/3/f32e1d447ba72b27e14cf9ecacb2515c4d30865c.jpeg) Reddit seems to be using images for their ads. **Screenshot of ad as it appears on the webpage:** ![45](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/4/4/4441f4a327c6558ddb101103d7cc870eba610fad.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/e/8/e8591c62ac9faa461f18cbf8c04971cebb68da0c.png) **Console Output (optional):** **What Brave version/Build are you using? (See the `About Brave` page in the main menu)** Version 0.66.101 Chromium: 75.0.3770.142 (Official Build) (64-bit) ---
**Author:** ![fanboynz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@fanboynz](https://community.brave.app/u/fanboynz)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 8:16am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/2 "2019-08-20T08:16:45Z")
Sorry for the late response @ilkzz are you still seeing these? I did test it, plenty of blank space, but no ads so far. I personally use [https://old.reddit.com/](https://old.reddit.com/) as a better/minimised option for reddit. ---
**Author:** ![Baste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@Baste](https://community.brave.app/u/Baste)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/3 "2019-08-27T16:26:46Z")
OP is probably talking about “promoted posts”. Brave is able to block the sidebar adds, but the adds Reddit themselves insert as “posts” are not handled. Chrome + UBlock Origin blocks these, so currently that’s a much more comfortable experience than just Brave. ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/4 "2019-08-27T17:21:02Z")
@ilkzz, I believe the ads you’re seeing on Reddit are 1st party ads, which are not blocked by default in Brave. ---
**Author:** ![fanboynz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@fanboynz](https://community.brave.app/u/fanboynz)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/5 "2019-08-27T20:54:50Z")
We have a ticket for this, > ---
**Author:** ![ilkzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@ilkzz](https://community.brave.app/u/ilkzz)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/6 "2019-08-27T21:10:42Z")
Since posting, I haven’t actually seen ads since. I usually get blank spaces like you describe but unsure as to why on that day. I’ll stay on the lookout to see if I can reproduce or report it if it happens again ---
**Author:** ![fanboynz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@fanboynz](https://community.brave.app/u/fanboynz)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/7 "2019-08-28T07:51:38Z")
Native cosmetic filtering is coming, and it’ll eliminate most of the blank spaces. ---
**Author:** ![Baste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@Baste](https://community.brave.app/u/Baste)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/8 "2019-08-28T15:28:46Z")
Nice. I’m in favour - while I get why you’d differentiate between 1st and 3rd part adds, the impact on end users is much the same. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/reddit-ads-appearing/73123/9 "2019-08-29T14:10:26Z")
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