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Firefox now takes forever to load Facebook. I tried resetting it but no joy. Duck Duck Go and the Microsoft browser are all much faster loading Facebook. Why is this? Can anyone help?

Firefox now takes forever to load Facebook. I tried resetting it but no joy. Duck Duck Go and the Microsoft browser are all much faster loading Facebook. Why is this? Can anyone help?

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Hi there,

I’m sorry to hear that Facebook is loading slowly in Firefox while it works fine in other browsers. Let’s try a few troubleshooting steps to help speed things up:

Update Firefox – Please make sure you’re using the latest version of Firefox. Click the menu (☰) → Help → About Firefox. If an update is available, install it and restart.

Clear Cache & Cookies – Old site data can sometimes slow down loading. Go to:

Menu (☰) → Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data.

Select “Cached Web Content” and click Clear.

Check Extensions & Add-ons – Some extensions (like ad blockers or privacy tools) may conflict with Facebook. Try running Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode (Menu → Help → Troubleshoot Mode). If Facebook loads faster, one of your add-ons may be the cause.

Disable Hardware Acceleration – Go to Menu (☰) → Settings → General → scroll to Performance, uncheck “Use recommended performance settings,” then uncheck “Use hardware acceleration when available.” Restart Firefox and test again.

Refresh Firefox (if needed) – If none of the above work, you can try a Firefox refresh which restores default settings while keeping your bookmarks and passwords. Steps here: Refresh Firefox.

If the issue continues, could you let us know your Firefox version and your operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux)? That will help us investigate further.

Hopefully, this speeds things up for you. Please let us know how it goes!

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Ditto here. All sorts of problems accessing and navigating the Facebook site. The issues do not occur when I use the Edge browser. I've tried the suggested fixes with no success. This is a Firefox problem.

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This has just started happening with the so-called "up dates". FB takes forever, IF it ever loads at all. I can switch to Chrome and it loads in seconds, so it's not my computer. Also, every time I do a Mozilla suggested re-start, it takes forever to load ANYTHING afterwards. This is getting so frustrating to the point of considering dropping Firefox/Mozilla outright.

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