🌐 This article has been translated from Korean for your convenience. If there is any discrepancy, the Korean version prevails.
- POSTYPE is a service used by millions of people every month, and it requires a lot of resources to maintain and improve it. This includes substantial server infrastructure and network traffic, payment systems, identity verification systems, and other platform maintenance, service development, and operational costs. To keep the service free, we inevitably need to display ads.
- Through ads, we can stream higher-quality images to creators and readers, and continue improving the service so you can discover content more easily.
- We understand that sudden ads can be very disruptive, so we work hard to avoid hurting your content viewing experience.
- Full-screen ads that cover the screen are shown only in very limited cases when the screen changes, and we try to keep their average exposure to no more than 1–2 times per day.
- To support creators with stable revenue, full-screen ads are not displayed on paid posts.
You can remove ads.
If you subscribe to Premium, ads will disappear from all screens on POSTYPE. Promotional content shown in your feed is also included in the ad removal coverage. The ad removal feature is automatically applied from the moment you subscribe to Premium, without any additional settings. However, reward ads that you choose to watch yourself, such as free charging stations, are not included in ad removal. For details, check out POSTYPE Premium.
I'm seeing strange ads.
POSTYPE automatically provides ads through Google and several other ad networks. Ads are shown only after going through each network’s review and ad policies, and harmful ads are blocked in real time. POSTYPE also continuously monitors ads and blocks harmful ones as soon as they are found.
However, because ads vary depending on each user’s personalized environment, it’s difficult to monitor and block every single ad. If you see unwanted or harmful ads, you can take the following steps.
- For regular ads such as banners, you can click the more button, [⁞], ⓘ, or Ⅹ at the top right of the ad and select “Block ad” or “Stop seeing this ad”.
- For full-screen video ads, you can close them by tapping the close (Ⅹ) button at the top right or left of the screen. The close button appears after a certain amount of time from the start of the ad, so even if you don’t see it right away, please wait a moment and then tap the close button when it appears. The position and timing of the close button may vary slightly depending on the ad.
- If you have trouble closing an ad, please take a screenshot or a screen recording of the screen and contact us via [Contact us]. After checking, we’ll take action to block ads that are disrupting your experience.
- For full-screen ads (interstitial ads) or point-earning video ads, you can report them directly to the ad platform via the platform’s logo or the ⓘ, [!] button shown on the ad screen. Reported ads are reviewed by the platform that provided the ad.
- If you have trouble finding the report button, or harmful ads keep appearing repeatedly, please let us know via [Contact us] with a capture of the ad screen. If you also include the name of the ad company shown on the screen, we can block it more quickly.
- You can also report harmful ads. Reported ads are reviewed by Google, not POSTYPE.
- By allowing personalized ads on your device and optimizing your ad experience, you’ll see more appropriate and less intrusive ads. For how to allow personalized ads, see below.
I keep seeing a message saying “Please allow ads.”
- To provide a consistent user experience and a stable service, POSTYPE does not allow access with ad-blocking programs (AdBlock, Adblock Plus, etc.).
- If you see a message asking you to allow ads, please click the “I agree” button and follow the instructions to disable ad blocking. After disabling it, click “Refresh page” and the message will no longer appear.