Adding to this. The more the ads get rolled out and people see how it affects the UI, the less likely people are going to be able to use the website to a degree where it can function properly. I know placing the ads on canvases seems like the best option, as it’s where people spend most of their time on the site, it’s where users are going to see it and hence how revenue is made, but there are users who scroll on the homepage, search for art jams, or look at other’s posts just as often, and the ads (IF THEY HAVE TO BE KEPT I UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS PRACTICE) would fit better. Magma’s current canvas UI is not one that accommodates for the inclusion of ads properly. The placement of the ads, even if you can move them to certain sides of the screen, are intrusive, clunky, causes lag (which is the site itself not one’s device most of the time in this case), blocks drawing (the whole point of the site) and are overall somewhat predatory in that they can be accidentally clicked with their placement, intentional or not. I love magma, it’s a site I enjoy drawing with friends on, doing jams and seeing other people’s amazing art, but this is a serious issue in need of fixing. Please rethink the ads on how they affect the site’s UI, or place them on other pages of the site that aren’t the canvases themselves. There are many better ways to do this that isn’t the way we currently have now.

Ya coming back. I just want to say the fact that the people referred have to all be constantly active, all 3 referred, to just HAVE THE privilege to remove ads is....something. For the people who use laptops and mobile devices, be prepared to not see a lot. Put the ads on the main page or even art jams. But private ones? Seriously. Again, there are better ways to put ads on websiteagain I'll even ask to be able to exit it off completely only for it to pop up again. Not accidentally click an ad using my stylus. Yes while the cost of removing ads may seem cheap, some people can't buy it or don't want to.