Firefox switches immediately to a newly opened tab when using facebook, even though this function is dissabled in tab options, how do i stop this?

I can open a tab from most websites and firefox does not immediately switch to view this new tab. In facebook however, if i open a new tab my browser automatically switches views to the new tab. How do i stop this from happening?

hello,
do you have any divx addons installed? disabling them worked for me.

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    *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenshot
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    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
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    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox

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