Seen Blocker for Facebook™

Facebook™ Seen Blocker allows you to read your Facebook messages without notifying the sender.

Seen Blocker for Facebook™ - Firefox Add-on

Seen Blocker for Facebook™ is a Firefox add-on that allows users to read their Facebook messages without letting Facebook report seen status to the senders by disabling read receipts. The sender will not see the 'Seen' label when you read their messages. The add-on can be activated from the toolbar button and preserves its last activation status across sessions.

Add-on stats

By: Morni
Users: 704
-6
Rating: 3.58
(31)
Version: 0.1.6resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2015-02-22
Weekly download count: 9
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • background
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://www.facebook.com/ajax/mercury/change_read_status.php
  • *://www.facebook.com/ajax/messaging/typ.php
Size: 71.72K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Seen Blocker for Facebook™ allows you read your Facebook messages without letting Facebook from reporting your seen status to the sender by blocking the request. As a result your friends will not see the 'Seen' label when you read their messages. The extension can simply be activated from the toolbar button and it will preserve its last activation status across sessions.

FAQs: How can I activate the extension? Once this extension is installed, there's nothing really much you need to do. Just click on the toolbar button. When the the color turned to green, it will block specific web requests to disable read receipts from Facebook.

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
  • Works
  • Does what it says
  • So far so good, nice work :)
Cons
  • Not working as of march 2024
  • Not working in 2023
  • Does not work in the new facebook version
  • Doesn't work on messenger.com
  • I'm not sure if this works or not, but Zemana AntiMalware shows it as a 'harmful object'
Most mentioned
  • Not working/functionality issues
  • Needs update/Please fix it
  • Works/Positive feedback
  • Compatibility with platforms (Facebook, messenger.com, Windows, Android 8.0)
  • Potential security concerns (Zemana AntiMalware harmful object)
User reviews
not working as of march 2024
by ppqg, 2024-03-04
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Seen Blocker for Facebook™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Seen Blocker for Facebook™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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