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Error, we detected a failure loading the advertisement for you to complete BrandBoost. Please disable any ad blockers and try again.

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Error We detected a failure loading the advertisement for you to complete BrandBoost, Please disable any ad blockers and try again.

(I was playing Family Feud on Facebook)

Error We detected a failure loading the advertisement for you to complete BrandBoost, Please disable any ad blockers and try again. (I was playing Family Feud on Facebook)

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cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.

  • Use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window to disable all extensions.
  • Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

In Firefox 4 you can use one of these to start in Safe mode:

  • Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
  • Hold down the Shift key while double clicking the Firefox desktop shortcut (Windows)
Xircal
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Install this add-on, then you won't be bothered by ads anymore: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/