# Ad Blocker for Facebook™

> Remove unwanted contents on the Facebook website, including sponsored posts and recommended pages/groups. Supports both desktop and mobile Firefox.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/fb\_ad\_block](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fb_ad_block)

## Overview

- **ID:** `fb_ad_block`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chih-Hsuan Yen
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 3,525
- **Weekly downloads:** 35
- **Rating:** 3.03 / 5 (144 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.14
- **Last updated:** 2022-09-14
- **First published:** 2016-08-11
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fb_ad_block/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/facebook-adblock/facebook\_adblock](https://github.com/facebook-adblock/facebook_adblock)

## Description

Ad Blocker for Facebook™ is a free and open-source Chrome extension designed to enhance your Facebook browsing experience by removing unwanted ads and suggested content. It supports the latest FB5 layout and effectively blocks both sponsored posts and sidebar advertisements without slowing down your device.

This privacy-focused extension does not track or read your Facebook activity or any other websites you visit. Fully transparent, you can inspect its source code on GitHub, ensuring it remains trustworthy and secure. Perfect for users seeking a cleaner, ad-free Facebook interface on both desktop and mobile Firefox, with dedicated Chrome support available.

## Rankings

- #1,513 — Overall
- #163 — Social & Communication
- #299 — Privacy & Security
- #6 — facebook
- #31 — ad
- #42 — ad-blocking

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.facebook.com`
- `*.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: facebook.com, facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

The reviews show the add-on is largely unreliable for Facebook ad blocking. Many users report it doesn't block ads, sometimes after brief initial success; some say the project is abandoned or broken by Facebook updates. A minority report temporary success or cross-site functionality (e.g., on Pinterest), but core Facebook blocking is inconsistent and not maintained.

### Pros

- Brief initial ad-blocking success reported by some users.
- One reviewer called it the first ad blocker that works for them (though temporarily).
- Cross-site testing indicates it can block ads on at least one other site (Pinterest) for some users, though not on Facebook.

### Cons

- Does not reliably block Facebook ads; ads still appear.
- Abandoned / not maintained; users report it stops working after updates.
- Facebook updates or changes (e.g., HTML) break the blocker, requiring an update.
- Inconsistent performance; works briefly for some users and then stops.
- Multiple reviews indicate it doesn't work at all.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fb_ad_block)