Friction for Facebook

Makes Facebook less addictive Friction makes Facebook less addictive by: 1) Dimming alert badges to a calm grey 2) Makes the notification box more boring 3) Auto-hides the newsfeed and adds a delay to loading it
What is Friction for Facebook?
Friction for Facebook is a Firefox add-on that makes Facebook less addictive by dimming alert badges, making the notification box more boring, and auto-hiding the newsfeed. It adds friction to bad habits and makes stimuli less alarming.
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Add-on stats

Users: 20 ▼ -1
Rating: 4.33 (6)
Version: 0.1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-26)
Creation date: 2018-08-05
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://www.facebook.com/*
  • https://www.facebook.com/*
  • http://web.facebook.com/*
  • https://web.facebook.com/*
Size: 19.95K

Ranking

# 19671 ▼ 507
Other rankings
#20 in procrastine keyword 2 ▼ 1 #60 in alarm keyword 22 ▼ 2 #62 in facebook keyword 62 ▼ 1 #129 in badge keyword 8 ▼ 1

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Add-on summary

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Makes Facebook less addictive Friction makes Facebook less addictive by:

  1. Dimming alert badges to a calm grey
  2. Makes the notification box more boring
  3. Auto-hides the newsfeed and adds a delay to loading it

The problem with other productivity apps like StayFocused and News Feed Eradicator is that they don't tackle the main root of why people end up procrastinating on sites: they are deliberately designed to be highly addictive.

Friction for Facebook tries to undo the work of addiction engineers not by forcing you to go cold-turkey, but by adding friction to bad habits and making stimuli less alarming.

User reviews

This is great! Hope you'll make an update for the new version of FB!
by Gnux, 2020-09-07
Hiding and delaying the feed gives me an invaluable benefit. I just close the tab if I don't get instant gratification.
by Firefox user 14234915, 2020-04-14
by Archangel Metatron, 2020-03-01
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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

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