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Tabs closing on thier own?

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MadFable
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So, I noticed often when I right click on a link, and choose to open in new tab, it opens the tab for a split second, then closes it. Sometimes if I jump straight to the new tab and start clicking on it'll stay open... is this a new website code or something to stop you from opening links on their page that way or something?

As someone who uses new tabs to load content I plan on looking at in order, I find this unbelievably annoying!

So, I noticed often when I right click on a link, and choose to open in new tab, it opens the tab for a split second, then closes it. Sometimes if I jump straight to the new tab and start clicking on it'll stay open... is this a new website code or something to stop you from opening links on their page that way or something? As someone who uses new tabs to load content I plan on looking at in order, I find this unbelievably annoying!

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That is not normal behavior.

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?

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FredMcD
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That is not normal behavior.

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?

MadFable
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Ahh, that did it. You were right. That made me notice that my adblocker was the cause. Did not do it before, i but it just recently updated, so they must have added something to make it think on some sites it was ads. Thank you very much.

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