<a name="p-1352757-facebook-was-using-a-lot-of-memory-so-i-cleared-their-cookies-and-relaunched-it-it-now-doesnt-load-at-all-but-does-in-private-mode-i-have-disabled-shields-but-this-does-not-make-any-difference-it-loads-normally-on-chrome-i-have-also-restarted-the-pc-but-this-has-not-made-a-difference-disabled-all-extensions-but-that-made-no-difference-either-it-does-load-on-my-iphone-using-the-brave-browser-thanks-mark-1" class="anchor" href="#p-1352757-facebook-was-using-a-lot-of-memory-so-i-cleared-their-cookies-and-relaunched-it-it-now-doesnt-load-at-all-but-does-in-private-mode-i-have-disabled-shields-but-this-does-not-make-any-difference-it-loads-normally-on-chrome-i-have-also-restarted-the-pc-but-this-has-not-made-a-difference-disabled-all-extensions-but-that-made-no-difference-either-it-does-load-on-my-iphone-using-the-brave-browser-thanks-mark-1" aria-label="Heading link"> Facebook was using a lot of memory so I cleared their cookies and relaunched it. It now doesn’t load at all, but does in Private mode. I have disabled shields but this does not make any difference. It loads normally on Chrome. I have also restarted the PC, but this has not made a difference. Disable…

What OS and Brave version? What are your Shield settings?

@Soggy55 can you please try clearing site data for (only/specifically) Facebook again? To do this, simply launch Brave, visit Facebook.com , click the “tune” icon in the address bar next to the URL, then Site settings > Delete data. Refresh the page then test again.

This is what I originally did to clear their site data - which then gave me the issue. Just done this again though … and still a problem. Thanks Any other ideas? Mark

Windows 11 pro, all up to date. Brave also the current update. Brave 1.88.138 official build 64 bit. Shields Block trackers and ads which follow you across the web These are the default Shields settings. They apply to all websites unless you change something in the Shields panel on a particular si…

Thanks for checking. Can you tell me exactly what happens when you try to visit the site? Are you getting a blank page or an error message?

Normally - I just get the facebook logo/meta as if it is going to load - but then hangs - page unresponsive. Just tried now and I got to try to login! But then got page unresponsive. Thanks Mark

Can you try visiting facebook.com and disabling Shields for the site (lion icon in the address bar) and test to see if allows Facebook to load?

Still doesn’t load - page unresponsive. Sadly.

[image] Soggy55: Error code: RESULT_CODE_HUNG [image] Error code: result_code_hung The RESULTCODEHUNG error indicates that a browser (such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Brave) has failed to load a webpage within the expected timeframe, causing the browser to freeze or stop …

Facebook not loading in Brave

fanboynz April 7, 2026, 10:16pm 11

There is a few possible fixes, seems to be a general error

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