Not sure. Possibly chess.com doesn't want players to "cheat" by opening other tabs (although you obviously wouldn't need to do that).
Chess.com glitch?
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Why can't I draw arrows in live chess? Also, why can't I open different tabs in chess.com at the same time (i.e. news and forums at the same time)?