u/TajineEnjoyer

https://preview.redd.it/a978cjkffugh1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=5dffefe245bca2fa07830a56c954fd589c10e952

while using firefox, and especially when browsing reddit, i would often notice something happening in the blink of an eye, i always thought it was a tab that quickly opens and closes, i thought it was due to extensions, but it never went away despite disabling them, i thought my pc got hacked, but it kept happening after a clean os reinstall, and no matter what i did, nothing seemed to solve the issue.

this happens very frequently, as much as multiple times per hour.

today i installed OBS just to record a video of me using reddit on firefox, then go back to those moments where something weird happens, to see if that could help identify the issue.

apparently, everytime it happens, it lasts exactly one frame, i had to navigate in VLC with the button E to move frame by frame until i found it.

this is how the screen looks like when that happens:

https://preview.redd.it/0415q29mkw9h1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=090360e17107aedf9bba8180190cfa681743002e

https://preview.redd.it/2sq5lfbnkw9h1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ac27fd7a9a3aa50d4b017d6e2dd6c882ebf0e8bc

the browser is maximized, the gray is not my desktop's wallpaper

how it looks like typically before/after these screenshots

https://preview.redd.it/yc9o2ktzkw9h1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a1b515e766847fd529c03ab18cb6b28e73c8723a

edit: this is how it looks when that happens while firefox is windowed:

https://preview.redd.it/0xfpdaqslw9h1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee8712f61e5fd1f26f66b0b5b7831581daa6c3f4

system info:

Device:
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics (3.80 GHz)
- Installed RAM: 32,0 GB (31,4 GB usable)
- Graphics card: 
-- GPU0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB) (driver version 32.0.15.8129)
-- GPU1: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics (496 MB) (driver version 31.0.12002.92)
Windows:
- Edition: Windows 11 Pro
- Version: 25H2
- OS build: 26200.8655
- Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.315.0
Firefox:
- version: 152.0.3 (64-bit)
note: in the task manager, i see that firefox uses gpu 0 (nvidia)

a friend of mine got detained in qatar a few days ago

he’s a foreigner, was in a public place with a local girl, they were just talking, comforting each other and apparently hugged …

Preventive security showed up, took both of them in and questioned him about the relationship. they went through his phone and saw messages/photos that made it clear they were kind of romantically involved (nothing sexual or anything explicit though, just normal couple type stuff)

things escalated pretty fast and he was told he’s going to be deported. he’s still in custody but has been allowed to call family/friends

just wondering if anyone has seen anything like this before in qatar. is deportation usually final in situations like this or is there any real chance to appeal or get legal help at this stage?

any advice or experience would really help…