Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook

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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.

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Features & Capabilities

The Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook™ Chrome extension is designed to enhance your browsing experience by removing advertisements and user interaction tracking from Facebook™ and Messenger. This open-source tool also offers customizable CSS styling for modified elements, making it easy to visually identify cleaned content. It disables event listeners on links and parent elements, ensuring direct link functionality, and simplifies mobile video playback by stripping Facebook-specific controls.

Designed with user privacy in mind, this extension does not collect or transmit any data to third parties. It requires permissions only necessary for its core functionality, including access to Facebook domains and the ability to manage browser navigation history. The extension is maintained actively with frequent updates, improving ad detection and maintaining compatibility with browser changes. Users are encouraged to review the source code and report issues via GitHub.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

1,854 18

Rating:

4.29

(97) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.13.0 Last updated: 2024-06-18

Version code:

5761382

Creation date:

2016-07-16

Risk:

Permissions:

alarms
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
scripting
storage
webNavigation

Host permissions:

*://*.facebook.com/*
*://*.messenger.com/*
*://*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion/*
https://mgziminsky.gitlab.io/FacebookTrackingRemoval/*

Content scripts matches:

*.facebook.com
*.messenger.com
*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion

Size:

83.31KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,305 ▲ 18

Other rankings

#264 in Social & Communication ▲ 3

#7 in tracking keyword 34

#14 in booking keyword 37 ▼ 1

#18 in facebook keyword 45

#24 in changelog keyword 7 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Tracking & Ad Removal on FaceBk (v1.13.0)

3,000 4.13

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Developed by:

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/facebook-tracking-removal/

Website:

https://github.com/mgziminsky/FacebookTrackingRemoval/issues

Permission Change History

2024-06-17: Version 1.11.3 → 1.12.0

Add Host permissions: *://*.facebook.com/* *://*.messenger.com/* *://*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion/* https://mgziminsky.gitlab.io/FacebookTrackingRemoval/*

Add Permissions: declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess scripting

Remove Permissions: webRequest webRequestBlocking *://*.facebook.com/* *://*.messenger.com/* *://*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion/* https://mgziminsky.gitlab.io/FacebookTrackingRemoval/*

2023-01-26: Version 1.10.4 → 1.11.0

Add Permissions: alarms

User Reviews

Users largely praise the add-on for removing ads and clutter without breaking Facebook or the browser. It also shows blocked content and supports unblocking, with an open-source GitHub page. However, reliability is a common complaint: updates can cause the extension to stop working or block content inconsistently, and bugs can vary across machines. Some users wish for finer-grained controls.

Pros

Effectively filters ads and clutter from Facebook feeds.
Removes sponsored content and clickbait videos.
Generally stable and does not break browser functionality.
Lets you see what content has been blocked and quickly unhide it.
Open-source with a GitHub repository for code review.

Cons

Reliability issues after updates; it can stop working or block content temporarily.
Bugs can vary across different computers.

Recent reviews

by Fi*****, 2026-06-17

Not a perfect addon. I use it on 3 comps and the bugs varies between each computer. But it does filter all the crap so it does the job pretty well. :)

by Pe*****, 2026-01-24

Not bad, however I wish there were finer-grained settings. I only wanted to hide the posts marked with "Follow", but not hide the entire events page for instance.

by ne*****, 2026-01-13

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Is Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: facebook.com, messenger.com, facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion, gitlab.io
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Tracking & Ad Removal on Facebook has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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