I’m using Google Chrome and I haven’t seen a single issue.
Have you tried a thread in the “Chat” category/topic? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/
A thread from the “chat” topic: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3353648/posts
I have Google Chrome and McAfee. Could this have something to do with me getting popups from McAfee right over where I’m reading and won’t go away, just to tell me “this is a safe site”? FR is my homepage.