Most browsers allow you to turn off downloading pictures completely as a way to download only the text of a website faster.
The first step would be to check to make sure that's configured properly.
In Internet Explorer, that's in Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, and then in the Multimedia section of the list, there's an item Show Pictures.
If that's set properly to show pictures, then you might check to see if you have any ad-blocking or content filtering software installed. Sometimes they can erroneously start blocking everything that isn't text.
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