PolitEcho

Visualize the political leaning of your Facebook friends.

PolitEcho Chrome Extension: Visualize Your Facebook Friends' Political Biases

PolitEcho is a revolutionary Chrome extension that clearly demonstrates political inclinations among your Facebook friends, and reveals the political bias found within your Facebook news feed. Utilizing the Facebook pages your friends follow, PolitEcho generates a political score. This score enables you to assess their political leanings while comparing it with your news feed's political bias. Private, secure, and user-friendly, all data processing is done on your device. Aid your understanding of political bias in social media with PolitEcho.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2025-02-24

By: https://politecho.org

Users: 6,000+

Rating: 3.48

(29)

Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2017-03-20)

Creation date: 2017-03-20

Permissions:

tabs
https://*.facebook.com/*
storage

Size: 359.42K

Email: te*****@politecho.org

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Interesting concept that provides insights into personal biases and social structures.
Fast and easy to install without junkware.
Graphical representations are informative and insightful.
Users appreciate the attempt to keep a balance of information.

Cons

Extension has stopped working for many users.
Misclassification of news sources leads to skewed perceptions.
Only well-known US news sources are included, limiting usability for international users.
Lack of clarity regarding the categorization and confidence levels of sources.

Most mentioned

The extension is neat but underdeveloped and needs more work.
The categorization of news sources is often seen as crude or misleading.
Users report that it sometimes fails to function as intended.

User reviews

LEANED LEFT!!! THEN STOPPED WORKING- GEEZE EVERYTHING IS LIBERAL ON CHROME EXTENSIONS!

Shannon Knight, 2022-11-22

Loved it when it worked. Has stopped working recently and no answer from developer.

Stacia Harger, 2021-09-01

It's a neat extension at most. Don't take it seriously or you're gonna shove yourself into a bubble very quickly.

Little Dog, 2020-11-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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