Could a moderator please check on these random videos?

[BettiBoopsie]

There are a couple of threads already about this issue: Video Ads are popping up at random as we are either preparing or serving food. It seems to be triggered by the tap on the oven. You are forced to either watch the ad, or close the game and reopen. This is beyond annoying! Could one of the moderators please check with the S8 team and find out if this is intentional, or a glitch?

[AnnirasSweets]

There are a couple of threads already about this issue: Video Ads are popping up at random as we are either preparing or serving food. It seems to be triggered by the tap on the oven. You are forced to either watch the ad, or close the game and reopen. This is beyond annoying! Could one of the moderators please check with the S8 team and find out if this is intentional, or a glitch?

I'm not a Mod but I've seen official responses to the new ads. Long story short - it's not an accident but a new style of advertising that most players seem unhappy with.

Official quotes on the ads:

Advertisements allow us to let everyone download and play the app for free and to continue supporting the game with new content.

The ads are a way for people who don't support the game to support the game and continue receiving free content. Most free services use ads to pay for their operation costs.

And here's a link to the current thread in the BS Forums on the ads if you'd like to add to the discussion: https://forums.storm8.com/showthread.php?109666