Safebook

Facebook without the content

What is Safebook?

Safebook is a Chrome extension developed by https://bengrosser.com, and its main feature is "Facebook without the content".

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Download Safebook Extension CRX File

Download Safebook extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        Given the harms that Facebook has wrought on mental health, privacy, and democracy, what would it take to make Facebook "safe?" Is it possible to defuse Facebook's amplification of anxiety, division, and disinformation while still allowing users to post a status, leave a comment, or confirm a friend? With Safebook, the answer is yes! Safebook is Facebook without the content, a browser extension that hides all images, text, video, and audio on the site. Left behind are the empty containers that frame our everyday experience of social media, the boxes, columns, pop-ups and drop-downs that enable “likes,” comments, and shares. Yet despite this removal, Facebook remains usable: you can still post a status, scroll the news feed, “watch” a video, Wow a photo, or unfriend a colleague. With the content hidden, can you still find your way around Facebook? If so, what does this reveal about just how ingrained the site's interface has become? And finally, is complete removal of all content the only way a social media network can be "safe?"                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Safebook Safebook
ID cbicnijdcimabdbbpneihlmljcipmdmh
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/safebook/cbicnijdcimabdbbpneihlmljcipmdmh
Description Facebook without the content
File Size 18.04 KB
Installation Count 142
Current Version 1.2.0
Last Updated 2020-09-05
Publish Date 2018-09-09
Rating 5.00/5 Total 2 Ratings
Developer https://bengrosser.com
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://bengrosser.com/projects/safebook/
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "name": "Safebook",
    "version": "1.2.0",
    "description": "Facebook without the content",
    "homepage_url": "https:\/\/bengrosser.com\/projects\/safebook\/",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "icons": {
        "32": "safebook-logo-32.png",
        "48": "safebook-logo-48.png",
        "64": "safebook-logo-64.png",
        "128": "safebook-logo-128.png",
        "256": "safebook-logo-256.png",
        "512": "safebook-logo-512.png"
    },
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "safebook-logo-32.png",
        "default_popup": "options.html"
    },
    "permissions": [],
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "run_at": "document_start",
            "matches": [
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/*"
            ],
            "all_frames": true,
            "exclude_globs": [
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/ai.php*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/ajax\/*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/dialog\/*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/xti.php*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/plugins\/*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/common\/referer*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/connect\/*"
            ],
            "exclude_matches": [
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/ai.php*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/ajax\/*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/dialog\/*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/xti.php*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/plugins\/*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/common\/referer*",
                "*:\/\/*.facebook.com\/connect\/*"
            ],
            "css": [
                "safebook.css"
            ],
            "js": [
                "ready.js",
                "safebook.js"
            ]
        }
    ]
}