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I get kicked out of facebook by firefox and off internet. no problem bringing anything else up off internet, just facebook.

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when i get on facebook and just there for a few minutes, the whole screen flashes and then it kicks me out back to my screen saver page. off internet off facebook. it doesn't happen when i am on any other site. can't play games on facebook either.

when i get on facebook and just there for a few minutes, the whole screen flashes and then it kicks me out back to my screen saver page. off internet off facebook. it doesn't happen when i am on any other site. can't play games on facebook either.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies

Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.

Type about:preferences<enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select

Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.

  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from

Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Then restart. Poke around safe websites. Are there any problems?