William wrote:

Thanks to all who replied. First off, my mistake, and hence why GeneP59 was confused. I had incorrectly referred to the update as 18.3. That was the latest iOS update. I had meant to say it was the Sequoia 15.3 update. Upon opening Safari on my M2 MBP for the first time since installing the update, it was Apple's Advertising Service, a direct inserted ad into the Safari stream on my MacBook Pro. I always use the RP app on my mobile devices, but could not find a desktop version, so I use a Safari browser window when I'm on my laptop. I'm used to RP's community announcements, but the ad was for a local insurance company! This had never happened before. Oddly enough, it hasn't happened since, and I've had RP open in my browser all morning (and my morning is all the better for it too). Perhaps I had encountered a minor "update glitch"? Apple makes billions of dollars. Degrading the user experience with Direct Insertion Ads is distasteful and gross.

I'll post an update if I encounter this again. Thanks for making Radio Paradise so great and so accessible.
Michael

 mpforce wrote:
If you're listening via our website, the only "ads" are short announcements about other RP channels and listener support. Is that what you're referring to? 

 mpforce wrote:
Get the Free RP App. Third party highjacks the feed. Same thing happened on TuneIn a while back where they put Ads on the RP feed.

I've done some homework, but haven't been able to sort this out. Maybe somebody here in the forums can help. I just updated my M2 MacBook Pro to Mac OS 18.3. I am now getting advertising in my Radio Paradise stream when listening to RP via Safari on my MBP. This has never happened before! One of the main reasons I listen to RP is for the ad-free experience. Does anybody know how I can disable these annoying ads?

Michael