How to stop 'congratulations' ads on your iPhone

John Matarese shows what to do about those annoying "you're a winner" popups.

[ilikeiguanas.]

I’ve never had this on Facebook, only on Safari

[zombiesevadude]

I’m just watching some anime and it just shows up

[dejadavis]

I was watching some good yaoi manga AND THIS WALMART GIFT CARD KEEPS COMING UP. Then it has boxes to find the card. Then I try to go back But then it just stays on the page

[teppoerickson]

Doesn't help. I regularly get these ads when reading news on local tv sites as well as on ESPN. Sometimes I can go weeks without a problem then I'll get several the same day even after doing the recommended steps. I sure as hell don't want to do a factory reset and have to deal with adjusting everything back to my preferences.

[littlebigcomrade]

On chrome, I get IOS style alerts and you most close the tabs faster than the loading of the page can take place. Sometimes, companies take advantage of this by reopening chrome without your permission.

[TheseUseless]

It happens randomly now. You don’t have to enter a new page.

[johnno]

Congratulations amazon user you have been selected to win a free new iPhone X all you need to do spin a wheel and answer a few questions. This is definitely not a scam at all whatsoever.

[skyruhcabello]

It’s also from watching movies 🎥😫 that’s why mine popped up and Facebook

[SawyerIque]

Plot twist: Apple somehow secretly put these pop ups in their Safari browser.

[ifvet]

I saw these once
While trying to read comments on a traced drawing

[siren]

It happens when I accidently click inappropriate videos

[rsmitham]

So what's fb doing about it?? Sweet FA !!

[fatraccoon]

Has anyone else got a tab from sky saying they’ve been entered into a giveaway

[DCNRSYT]

Obnoxious pops like this makes me use Brave, which blocks out ads and pop up ads.

[krob]

What about those so called phone virus ads

[nevaehmanning]

I just had to delete some apps to get it over with

[Capt_Kermit]

I was on a weather app when it happened

[markbridenbeck]

That’s why I got a damn iPhone so I wouldn’t hav2 deal with that like android iPhone X sucks. The advice is garbage cleared web history go back to internet and there it is again

[therealbrendanc]

iPhones don’t actually give you malware unless you jailbreak your phone

[moveover]

So what’s the point of having lunch with others if you’re gonna be on your phone???