X (Twitter) serving ads users can’t block or report

X (formerly known as Twitter) users have been receiving unlabelled ads in their feeds while using the company’s mobile apps.

According to reports, once a user taps on the ad, it redirects them to other websites, and there is no way to block or report the ads.

On a normal basis, ads the platform are just promotional posts from a company’s account on the platform and feature “Ad” labels. These ads that don’t have labels have no accounts and don’t give any indication that they are ads.

One user, @CarcelMousineau posted a screenshot of one of these unlabelled ads. Users cannot interact with the post through commenting, liking, or retweeting. The option to report or block the post, which is usually accessible by selecting the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the post, is no longer there.

The three-dot menu is not present on these unlabeled ads. “This is new. A Twitter ad without an account attached that I can’t block or interact with. Glitch or trial balloon?” the user said.

Another responded and posted more examples, saying, “I’ve been getting them. Super weird”.

According to Mashable, this “new” format isn’t available in Twitter’s ad campaign managers.