WHY IS FIREFOX ALWAYS FREEZING AND NOT RESPONDING?

when i start to use firefox on facebook it works ok for a bit and then it starts not responding or is really slow. i never had any problems with firefox till these latest updates. what could the problem be. it's very frustrating and i have always liked using this until now.
i have deleted program and reloaded it and have same thing

WHY IS FIREFOX ALWAYS FREEZING AND NOT RESPONDING?
i have deleted program and reloaded it and have same thing

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