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The ads on the site newgrounds.com wont load, and im not using adblock or anything, any idea how I can fix this? The ads work fine on chrome.

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Amaranthus
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Today I downloaded firefox, because Chrome was glitchy. But firefox appears to have a problem with ads on sites. Because the ads on sites like for example newgrounds.com won't load. It's just a black space where the ad's supposed to be. It's not adblock, because I don't have that installed. Any ideas?

Today I downloaded firefox, because Chrome was glitchy. But firefox appears to have a problem with ads on sites. Because the ads on sites like for example newgrounds.com won't load. It's just a black space where the ad's supposed to be. It's not adblock, because I don't have that installed. Any ideas?

Chosen solution

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
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Amaranthus
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Actually, it's just newgrounds.com other site's ads load just fine

Amaranthus
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One more thing, it's not a problem on the site's end either. Anyone?

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Chosen Solution

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"