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.

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: 1,582
-23
Rating: 4.28
(92)
Version: 1.13.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-18)
Creation date: 2016-07-16
Weekly download count: 25
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
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

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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 or collapses ads and sponsored content
  • Allows users to see and unhide blocked content
  • Has an option to completely remove or make ads collapsible
  • Positive user feedback on performance compared to previous ad blockers
  • Developer is appreciated for creating a tool that saves time from invasive ads
Cons
  • Occasional issues with functionality after updates
  • Some approved posts in groups get blocked
  • Certain suggested content still appears
  • Not all ads on the platform are removed
  • Can be slow to start working initially
Most mentioned
  • Not working anymore, requiring updates
  • Blocks significant amounts of content
  • Works well with some minor issues
  • User appreciation for effectiveness against ads
User reviews
Works fine
by 0kti78, 2024-11-30

works well, still lets you see and unhide which content it has blocked. It's craazy more than 50% of my feeds posts are blocked content. and it's all trash. It also doesn't interact with other extensions in my browser so I can use them together. I like that it has github so people can review code, Im not programmer I hope a programmer here reviews this
by Conquerer Saiyan, 2024-11-28

little slow at first but after some second or minute it do its thing nicely.
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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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