News Feed Eradicator

Find yourself spending too much time on Facebook? Eradicate distractions by replacing your entire news feed with an inspiring quote

News Feed Eradicator - Curb Your Facebook Addiction

'News Feed Eradicator' is a unique Firefox add-on designed for those who struggle with productivity due to Facebook's distracting news feed. By removing the endless scroll of updates and replacing it with a motivational quote, it helps users maintain focus, limit the hours spent aimlessly on Microsoft, without necessitating to quit Facebook entirely. Already popular among Chrome users, it's now available on Firefox.

Add-on stats

By: jordwest
Daily users: 8,043
30
Version: 2.2.7 (Last updated: 2024-06-09)
Version code: 5755837
Creation date: 2015-08-19
Weekly download count: 149
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 110.43K

Other platforms

News Feed Eradicator (v2.3.1)
4.70 (2,048) 200,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

With over 200,000 users on Chrome, NFE has finally arrived on Firefox!

Do you often want to check Facebook, and then find yourself disappearing for hours as you are consumed by the bottomless pit that is the News Feed? Do you want your life back, but can't bear to delete Facebook altogether?

Enter News Feed Eradicator. Your life will never be the same again.

News Feed Eradicator removes your news feed (and live ticker) and replaces it instead with an inspirational quote.

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 effectively for blocking feeds on social media
  • Helps users regain focus and reduce doomscrolling
  • Allows customization with motivational quotes
  • Saves time and attention when browsing
Cons
  • Does not work on mobile versions of social media sites
  • LinkedIn and Twitter filtering issues
  • Site selection prompt is not clickable for some users
Most mentioned
  • Not available for mobile platforms
  • Issues with LinkedIn and Twitter
  • Effective at blocking wasteful content on platforms like Facebook and Instagram
User reviews
Works on every website but LinkedIn. LinkedIn blocked on Chrome though. Please fix
by snowiblind, 2025-02-10

Saved me sooo much time and attention...
by Rolle, 2025-02-04

Thank you for this great add-on! Is it possible to extend this to Meta's Threads?
by linvay, 2025-01-04
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

News Feed Eradicator does not require any sensitive permissions.

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