Drudgereport is known to use a timer to trigger auto refresh is two minutes (used to be: 1000 * 40 * 3, but now I see: 1000 * 35 * 3 so it is even now shorter). *var timer = setInterval("__drudge__321__autoRefresh()", 1000 * 35 * 3); You can block this timer via a JavaScript bookmarklet that you need to run each time you (re)load one of its pages * javascript:clearInterval(timer);void(autoRefresh=null); You can also search for code in one of the extensions (Greasemonkey, Violentmonkey, Tampermonkey) that allow userscripts to run. See this Drudgereport thread: [/questions/1279947] Other websites may use a similar method, but will require their own JavaScript code. Note that "accessibility.blockautorefresh = true" won't work in cases like this.