An elderly person that I know use a windows 10 pro PC. When this person uses the PC it is mostly to browse Facebook on chrome. This person alleges that when typing a comment on Facebook the browser redirects to the article of which the comment was related. When attempting to go back to continue the comment, then it is discovered that what was written disappeared. I have never seen this happen but I think this person may be clicking on something by mistake. This person alleges that is not the case. It seems to me that may be true. I would like to know if anyone has ever heard of a problem like this before? Also I have noticed that sometimes when the browser along with other items from the taskbar are minimized it is difficult to retrieve them. Trying to click on the chrome browser doesn't make it appear. What one has to do is right click chrome then click "Google Chrome" and when that appears close that which makes the original chrome browser with the original tabs open up. As far as I know AV hasn't detected anything.
Odd Facebook behavior
- Thread starter Han Solo
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It sounds like a mis click to me. FB ads are rendered wierd sometimes and can overlay the point of where you type. If you click in the field to say, populate it with a cursor where you type then could be your "click".
The typed words go away because it leaves that page and navigates to another. They should get a message saying, "do you want to leave this page" or "if you leave, you'll lose your information".
If not, then have them come here using that notebook and post at: Security Arena
Perhaps it simply needs updating to the latest browser.
The typed words go away because it leaves that page and navigates to another. They should get a message saying, "do you want to leave this page" or "if you leave, you'll lose your information".
If not, then have them come here using that notebook and post at: Security Arena
Perhaps it simply needs updating to the latest browser.
The only thing that makes Facebook usable as far as I'm concerned is F.B. Purity - Clean up and Customize Facebook. It is available in the Google Chrome Webstore. In addition, if she ever uses Microsoft Edge, since she uses Windows 10, she can get the app in the Microsoft Store (search for F.B.(FluffBustingPurity). Coupled with a good ad-blocker (uBlock Origin being my favorite), the garbage can be filterd out and she may just find the issue is gone.
Since we're not really sure what is causing it, no guarantees. FBPurity has numerous options for blocking content. Below are two screen captures. The first shows the "Various Post Types" options expanded. Note the right-hand column that has the option to hide "Sponsored Box / Posts". Could that be what is being clicked?
The second screen capture on the right is the list of the many types of Newsfeed filters that are available.
