"When AB first loads, there is a load of baggage that comes with it. Trackers which spy on your use of the site download in the background. These cause the problems, slow down your device and eat up lots of data use."
They're tiny Gromit and will not "eat up lots of data use"! Honestly, I understand what you think you're getting at, but let's not talk nonsense!
"These cause the problems"
No, they don't. More likely it's the way we've implemented some javascript for the character counter on the question pod becoming outdated on new browsers!
"When AB first loads, there is a load of baggage that comes with it. Trackers which spy on your use of the site download in the background"
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