Freezing pages due to viglink.com script

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Users are experiencing freezing and non-responsiveness on Physics Forum pages, particularly in Chrome and Firefox, attributed to the viglink.com script. Reports indicate that the issue is random and not limited to specific threads, complicating reproduction efforts. Firefox has flagged the script as hanging, with users sharing specific script links that may be causing the problem. Some users suggest that their own CPU-intensive programs might be contributing to the issue. The discussion highlights the need for further investigation into the viglink.com script's impact on browser performance.
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Since a few days I noticed PF pages freezing and becoming non-responsive in Chrome (latest). I tried Firefox which had the same problem, and reported a hanging script:

https://cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js:63
 
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I have noticed some hanging as well lately but attributed it to having a lot of CPU intensive programs running. Do you have an example thread with the problem?
 
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I have noticed some hanging as well lately but attributed it to having a lot of CPU intensive programs running. Do you have an example thread with the problem?
It's not specific to a certain thread, more random which makes reproducing it difficult. Using Firefox eventually detects a hanging script.
 

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