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cannot see share buttons in websites

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I don't know why, but a few days ago all of a sudden I Cannot share anything - Facebook share button is just a whirl going around and newspapers online have all the share buttons disappeared...and I cannot get them back...where are they? is it settings? anti-virus? I have no idea how to get the sharing facility back on newspapers websites....any idea?

I don't know why, but a few days ago all of a sudden I Cannot share anything - Facebook share button is just a whirl going around and newspapers online have all the share buttons disappeared...and I cannot get them back...where are they? is it settings? anti-virus? I have no idea how to get the sharing facility back on newspapers websites....any idea?

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Make sure you are not blocking content.

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?


One issue that seems more common lately is Firefox's Tracking Protection feature. When it is blocking content in a page, a shield icon will appear at the left end of the address bar next to the padlock icon. This article has more info on managing this feature: Tracking Protection {web link}

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Chosen Solution

Make sure you are not blocking content.

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?


One issue that seems more common lately is Firefox's Tracking Protection feature. When it is blocking content in a page, a shield icon will appear at the left end of the address bar next to the padlock icon. This article has more info on managing this feature: Tracking Protection {web link}