News Feed Blocker

The Newsfeed Blocker blocks the newsfeed and stories section of the facebook app. It is well-documented that the infinite…

What is News Feed Blocker?

News Feed Blocker is a Chrome extension developed by jigarp12892, and its main feature is "The Newsfeed Blocker blocks the newsfeed and stories section of the facebook app. It is well-documented that the infinite…".

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        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.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name News Feed Blocker News Feed Blocker
ID njaedcddcbaonmeabladggefnaclcadp
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/news-feed-blocker/njaedcddcbaonmeabladggefnaclcadp
Description The Newsfeed Blocker blocks the newsfeed and stories section of the facebook app. It is well-documented that the infinite…
File Size 37.02 KB
Installation Count 71
Current Version 0.1
Last Updated 2021-04-19
Publish Date 2021-04-18
Developer jigarp12892
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en-US
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "News Feed Blocker",
    "version": "0.1",
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "jquery-2.2.4.min.js",
                "content.js"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "background.js"
        ]
    },
    "browser_action": [],
    "icons": {
        "16": "NFB16.png",
        "48": "NFB48.png",
        "128": "NFB128.png"
    }
}