Facebook Container

Prevent Facebook from tracking you around the web. The Facebook Container extension for Firefox helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Facebook.

Facebook Container: Firefox Add-on for Privacy

Facebook Container is a Firefox extension that enhances your privacy by isolating your Facebook identity in a separate container, making it difficult for Facebook to keep track of your online activities with third-party cookies. This extension works by closing your Facebook tabs, deleting your Facebook cookies and logging you out of Facebook. Your subsequent Facebook visits will load in a new browser tab (Container). It also has limitations affecting website functionalities associated with Facebook, and is only available for Firefox 57 and higher on Desktop.
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Add-on stats

Users: 1,066,814
21.54K
Rating: 4.46
(4,033)
2 new ratings
Version: 2.3.11 (Last updated: 2023-07-20)
Creation date: 2018-03-22
Weekly download count: 12,901
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • browsingData
  • contextualIdentities
  • cookies
  • management
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webRequestBlocking
  • webRequest
Size: 405.59K
URLs: Website

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# 16
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Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

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What does it do? Facebook Container works by isolating your Facebook identity into a separate container that makes it harder for Facebook to track your visits to other websites with third-party cookies.

How does it work? Installing this extension closes your Facebook tabs, deletes your Facebook cookies, and logs you out of Facebook. The next time you navigate to Facebook it will load in a new blue colored browser tab (the “Container”). You can log in and use Facebook normally when in the Facebook Container. If you click on a non-Facebook link or navigate to a non-Facebook website in the URL bar, these pages will load outside of the container. Clicking Facebook Share buttons on other browser tabs will load them within the Facebook Container. You should know that using these buttons passes information to Facebook about the website that you shared from.

Which website features will not function? Because you will be logged into Facebook only in the Container, embedded Facebook comments and Like buttons in tabs outside the Facebook Container will not work. This prevents Facebook from associating information about your activity on websites outside of Facebook to your Facebook identity.

In addition, websites that allow you to create an account or log in using your Facebook credentials will generally not work properly. Because this extension is designed to separate Facebook use from use of other websites, this behavior is expected.

What does Facebook Container NOT protect against?

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effectively blocks Facebook tracking even for non-Facebook users.
  • Integrates well with Firefox Multi-Account Containers.
  • Provides a sense of security with a visual indicator (the fence icon) in the URL bar.
Cons
  • Causes Messenger to crash randomly when switching conversations.
  • Some users experience lingering issues even after uninstalling the add-on.
Most mentioned
  • The add-on blocks Facebook tracking effectively.
  • It has a reassuring visual cue (fence icon) indicating its function.
User reviews
by Natan, 2025-01-20
by Firefox user 15957836, 2025-01-20
Obwohl ich die Erweiterung entfernt habe, ist das Tabmenu noch immer da. Neustart und co haben nicht geholfen.
by MMG_, 2025-01-10
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Facebook Container requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Facebook Container has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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