News Feed Blocker

SUMMARY

The Newsfeed Blocker blocks the newsfeed and stories section of the facebook app. It is well-documented that the infinite scrolling newsfeed is a product of the attention-economy : The more a user keeps scrolling, the more ad-revenue is generated. The automatically curated newsfeed is designed to put the control back in the user's hand. This simple extension blocks the newsfeed so users can continue to access facebook for its useful features : Marketplace, direct messaging, groups, etc. To block newsfeed and stories : 1. Install the extension 2. Open facebook on your browser 3. Click on the "nfb" button on the tool bar. To unblock the newsfeed and stories: 1. Click the button again.

The latest version of News Feed Blocker is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 92 active users. The initial version was launched on 2021-04-18.

HOW TO INSTALL News Feed Blocker FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download News Feed Blocker CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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