[tbb-bugs] #25370 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Unexplainably high CPU usage on a specific site

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#25370: Unexplainably high CPU usage on a specific site
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks               |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
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 Open TOR. Open Task Manager as well. Go to:

 `https://via.hypothes.is/https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl`

 Wait 50sec, and watch as the CPU usage gets really high when it shouldn't.

 Tested on a Debian based distro with TOR Browser 8.0a2

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