Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook

Removes Ads and the user interaction tracking on Facebook™. Modified elements can optionally have a custom CSS style applied to them so that cleaned items can be more easily identified.
What is Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook?
Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook is a Firefox add-on that removes ads and user interaction tracking from content on Facebook. It also offers the option to apply custom CSS styles to modified elements for easier identification.

Add-on stats

By: Z
Users: 1,571 ▼ -7
Version: 1.13.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-18)
Creation date: 2016-07-16
Weekly download count: 22
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
  • scripting
  • storage
  • webNavigation
Host permissions:
  • *://*.facebook.com/*
  • *://*.messenger.com/*
  • *://*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion/*
  • https://mgziminsky.gitlab.io/FacebookTrackingRemoval/*
Size: 85.31K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

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Add-on summary

Please report bugs at https://github.com/mgziminsky/FacebookTrackingRemoval/issues Ad blocking may not work properly in languages other than English.

Removes Ads and the user interaction tracking from content on Facebook™. Modified elements can optionally have a custom CSS style applied to them so that cleaned items can be more easily identified.

For links, the event listeners on the link and its parents are removed and/or disabled and a proper href is set.

For videos on mobile, all Facebook™ event-listeners and custom controls are removed, and the video is simplified into just the bare HTML5 video tag.

Privacy Policy I don't, and never will, collect or send any data to myself or any third parties

Explanation of permissions:

  • Access to facebook.com, messenger.com, and facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion is needed for main functionality, in order to work on those pages.
  • Access to mgziminsky.gitlab.io, more specifically https://mgziminsky.gitlab.io/FacebookTrackingRemoval/*, is used to download ad blocking rules only
  • webNavigation: Needed to handle cleaning FB interactions that use the browser history API instead of doing a normal page navigation
    • Firefox: "Access browser activity during navigation"
    • Chrome: "Read your browsing history" See more

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 removes ads and sponsored content
  • Allows users to collapse or hide ads and suggested posts
  • User-friendly and performs well overall
  • Positive feedback on updates and functionality after initial issues
Cons
  • Occasional functionality issues after updates
  • Some posts pending approval may get blocked
  • Certain ads or suggested content still get through
  • User requests for more features or options
Most mentioned
  • Not working anymore after the last update
  • Initial slow performance but improves over time
  • Desire for better control over unwanted content
  • Thanks for the developer's efforts to make browsing better
Recent reviews
little slow at first but after some second or minute it do its thing nicely.

With this extension enabled, many of the groups I follow do not display.
by JazzDad, 2024-10-19

Works amazingly! Thx a lot Marche très bien, merci beaucoup !
by Hydroptique, 2024-07-01
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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