Facebook™ Direct Links

Remove the redirect links from Facebook's external links

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Facebook™ Direct Links is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience on Facebook by removing the redirect links that Facebook uses to track clicks on external links. As of April 2023, Facebook changed its link tracking to mostly server-side, so this extension now works primarily on external links embedded directly in posts (not previews).

This extension quickly and efficiently blocks the typical redirect behavior, allowing users to navigate directly to the external URLs without being tracked by Facebook's redirection system. If you want a faster, privacy-friendly way to access links on Facebook, Facebook™ Direct Links is an ideal tool to have installed.

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By:: Daniele Mte90 Scasciafratte
Daily users:: 142 1
Rating:: 4.15

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Version:: 1.3.6 Last updated: 2022-10-06
Version code:: 5467915
Creation date:: 2016-12-20
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 22.76KB
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 8,564 ▲ 56

Other rankings

#22 in direct link keyword 12

#42 in facebook keyword 54

#59 in links keyword 36 ▲ 4

#71 in broken links keyword 17 ▲ 1

#109 in redirect keyword 55 ▲ 1

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Risk impact

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Facebook™ Direct Links requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Facebook™ Direct Links has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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