Chrome-Stats extension
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?
Stats
- alarms
- storage
- webNavigation
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- *://*.facebook.com/*
- *://*.messenger.com/*
- *://*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion/*
- https://mgziminsky.gitlab.io/FacebookTrackingRemoval/*
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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"
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Blocks ads and sponsored content on Facebook
- Customizable settings for collapsing or hiding ads and recommendations
- Effective in providing a better Facebook user experience
Cons
- Some users reported that it stopped working after an update
- Issues with certain types of Facebook ads still being visible
- May not block all ads or sponsored products as of a certain date
Most mentioned
- Effective at removing ads and sponsored content
- Some users reported issues with it not working after an update
- Option to collapse or hide ads and recommendations was appreciated
Recent reviews
Safety
Risk impact
Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.