# Straightdope.com redirects to porn site **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 3, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566 "2012-09-03T19:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leipzig\_Jesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@Leipzig\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leipzig_Jesus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/1 "2012-09-03T19:00:01Z")
Hi, I decided this forum would be the most appropriate place to place a post like this (I’m probably wrong). Whenever I access [http://www.straightdope.com/](http://www.straightdope.com/) on my iPad it redirects me to something else. I have tried several times and it has sent me to a porn site and to the app store page of some shady application. I am not sure what the porn site is actually called, but I believe it said ‘youporn’. I just want some Straight Dope during lectures, rather than porn. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/2 "2012-09-03T19:02:36Z")
> [@Leipzig\_Jesus](#): > > Hi, I decided this forum would be the most appropriate place to place a post like this (I’m probably wrong). > > Whenever I access [http://www.straightdope.com/](http://www.straightdope.com/) on my iPad it redirects me to something else. I have tried several times and it has sent me to a porn site and to the app store page of some shady application. I am not sure what the porn site is actually called, but I believe it said ‘youporn’. > > I just want some Straight Dope during lectures, rather than porn. What happens when you do it without the “http://” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/3 "2012-09-03T19:16:44Z")
You got a virus or malware. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/4 "2012-09-03T19:18:55Z")
> [@Leipzig\_Jesus](#): > > Hi, I decided this forum would be the most appropriate place to place a post like this (I’m probably wrong). > > Whenever I access [http://www.straightdope.com/](http://www.straightdope.com/) on my iPad it redirects me to something else. I have tried several times and it has sent me to a porn site and to the app store page of some shady application. I am not sure what the porn site is actually called, but I believe it said ‘youporn’. > > I just want some Straight Dope during lectures, rather than porn. Well, you could just listen to the lectures… 😛 But doing some googling, it doesn’t seem like there’s any known malware for the iPad that can do this under normal circumstances, so it’s likely something going on with your DNS provider. Maybe try changing to [OpenDNS](http://www.opendns.com/opendns-ip-addresses) or another alternative to your ISP’s DNS. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/5 "2012-09-03T19:25:53Z")
We’ve seen that happen to people in the past – they had picked up a bug elsewhere on the internet and the ad coding embedded in the Straight Dope page triggered it. But that was before the rise of tablets and other devices and I have to admit I am unsure that these same circumstances are what’s going on with you. So far this seems to be an isolated incident but I do note it’s a holiday weekend and so we are perhaps not roaring at full strength here. I am cautiously awaiting further development. I’m sorry that this is happening to you – I promise you, it’s nothing we’re knowingly doing here. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/6 "2012-09-03T19:34:29Z")
Try changing your DNS manually to Google’s ones–8.8.8.8 I had a similar problem, although at least mine wasn’t youporn. 😛 Some malware affects a desktop, and then changes the DNS settings via your router. ---
**Author:** ![Leipzig\_Jesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@Leipzig\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leipzig_Jesus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/7 "2012-09-03T20:03:15Z")
Thanks for all the tips. I tried changing my DNS to 8.8.8.8, and it worked. I didn’t believe that was the real cause, so I changed it back… Apparently it only happens when I search The Straight Dope on google and click their link (but this doesn’t happen on my computer). Google’s trying to market their new porn site? Weirdly enough it only redirects me as soon as the full page has been loaded (maybe something ad-related? Which would be impossible since it only occurs when google links me to it.) I also noticed it is ‘porntube’ that it sends me to. On a side note, loading the website on an iPad in portrait mode messes up the page. P.S.: So far I have only experienced this with The Straight Dope; I don’t believe it has anything to do with my device. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/8 "2012-09-03T20:09:18Z")
But so far you’re the only one seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/9 "2012-09-03T20:15:20Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > But so far you’re the only one seeing it. …or he’s the only one complaining about it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/10 "2012-09-03T20:22:25Z")
> [@Leipzig\_Jesus](#): > > Apparently it only happens when I search The Straight Dope on google and click their link (but this doesn’t happen on my computer). Why are you doing that? Anyway, I just tried it on my iPad 2 using Safari, Atomic Web Browser, and Puffin Free Browser. None of them showed any odd behavior when going to Google, searching for “The Straight Dope”, and clicking the appropriate link. What browser are you using? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/11 "2012-09-03T20:25:40Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > …or he’s the only one complaining about it. 😃 I guess for some being redirected to a porn site could be considered an improvement. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/12 "2012-09-03T20:40:20Z")
Maybe they thought it was a membership benefit? ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/13 "2012-09-03T21:07:02Z")
I once made the mistake of typing “The Strait Dope” and was sent to a porn site. Is there any chance the OP is trying to use the word “The” in the address? Once I dropped “The” from the address I haven’t had that problem. ---
**Author:** ![Leipzig\_Jesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@Leipzig\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leipzig_Jesus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/14 "2012-09-03T23:26:48Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Why are you doing that? > > Anyway, I just tried it on my iPad 2 using Safari, Atomic Web Browser, and Puffin Free Browser. None of them showed any odd behavior when going to Google, searching for “The Straight Dope”, and clicking the appropriate link. > > What browser are you using? Just Safari. Did you wait for it to load fully? ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/15 "2012-09-03T23:28:17Z")
if you googling it (why?) then presumably your google has been hacked… I would expect that the ipad has a HOSTS file. I don’t actually know that it does but given that iOS in general does I see no reason to be sure it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/16 "2012-09-04T00:30:06Z")
> [@Leipzig\_Jesus](#): > > Just Safari. Did you wait for it to load fully? Yes. It only takes a few seconds to load, six if I time it from the instant I click the link. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/17 "2012-09-04T04:10:12Z")
To whom do I complain that the Straight Dope website does _not_ take me to a porn site? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/18 "2012-09-04T04:18:29Z")
**Dear Cecil, I never thought this would happen to me…** ---
**Author:** ![kbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/19 "2012-09-04T06:03:54Z")
Actually I’ve been meaning to say something about this. It happens occasionally when I’m using the siteas well…I don’t know if this iswhy it’s happening but I have a bad habit of letting my finger trail on the screen of the iPad whle I’ m reading and I’m always accidently clicking on embedded links but on this site I’ll be reading and then suddenly I’m on a porn page. there’s no link and I can’t seem to recreate it on purpose. It doesn’t happen during a Google search…I use a bookmarked link. ---
**Author:** ![Leipzig\_Jesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@Leipzig\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leipzig_Jesus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566/20 "2012-09-04T08:56:45Z")
It seems like it has stopped happening. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-com-redirects-to-porn-site/633566.md?page=2)