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Re:Ask HN: Did Facebook just stop fighting adblockers? by timbit42 on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @08:46AM (#32482066)
The FBPurity.com browser plugin can do that and a lot more. I've blocked stuff other people Like or Share so I only see what my friends personally post. It makes FB a lot less worse.

Edit: Someone else mentioned the Social Fixer browser plugin which I'd never heard of. On AlternativeTo.net, FBPurity has 33 hearts and Social Fixer has 11. I don't know if that is accurate or not. It may depend on what features you want. Social Fixer is in browser plugin stores. FBPurity used to be but now isn't and must be downloaded directly from their website.

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Re:Ask HN: Did Facebook just stop fighting adblockers? by mattkruse on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @03:14PM (#32500468)
Social Fixer (disclaimer: I am the author) has been around a lot longer than FBPurity, and was the original Facebook extension (originally called Better Facebook). The author of FBP was kicked off Facebook because of his questionable practices and breaking of rules. It's used by more people (at the moment) because he maintains it more actively than I can right now, and he shamelessly promotes it. Over the years, features that appear in Social Fixer mysteriously appear shortly after in FB Purity. That's some background.
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