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This trending topics is pure clickbait. Just like yahoo.com trending topics. Kill it https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remove-trending-facebook/kajpceki

by tonto 10y ago

This trending topics is pure clickbait. Just like yahoo.com trending topics. Kill it https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remove-trending-facebook/kajpcekiminhhkgnhmkjmpmmkjpegjlb?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remove-trending-fa...

RileyKyeden 10y ago
You can do this with uBlock Origin and avoid installing an extra extension.
- aphextron 10y ago
  Yep. I block pretty much all of Facebook besides the chat functionality at this point.
  - gcr 10y ago
    If you only want chat, there's always http://messenger.com http://messenger.com :-)
    - aarongolliver 10y ago
      They just started embedding adds into messenger too (thankfully not in the US, yet)
      - gcr 10y ago
        ...Eww... What do these ads look like?
    - j_s 10y ago
      Be sure to check out https://mbasic.facebook.com/messages/ https://mbasic.facebook.com/messages/
    - Ntrails 10y ago
      I've already got whatsapp, email and normal texts, facebook messenger has literally nothing that I want and poisoned any interest I might have had by removing itself from the mobile website in an attempt to force me to use the app whilst demanding my phone number.
  - akandiah 10y ago
    With the amount of junk that's on there nowadays, it's even easier to 'quit Facebook'. The Messenger app makes it easier to do so.
  - unicornporn 10y ago
    I find that's getting harder and harder to do as they change/randomize the class/id of many elements at each page reload.
    - douche 10y ago
      Their column container classes/ids are pretty static. I try to keep my custom stylesheet updated to nuke the left and right column sidebars, and expand the actual newsfeed to use the reclaimed width. No more useless trending topics and clickbait news for me. I do not need to see the outrage-generators or the Kardashian headline of the day.
- haddr 10y ago
  how you do it?
  - RileyKyeden 10y ago
    There's a little eyedropper thing in that popup when you click the uBlock button. Use that to select elements you want to block. Sometimes what you click is a few levels deep in a container. After you select one, you can click through the items in the "Cosmetic Filters" box until you get to the right level to block the entire element.
    - haddr 10y ago
      Thanks!
- em3rgent0rdr 10y ago
  Thanks!!! I've had uBlock Origin installed, but it never occurred to me to do this. I should've read the feature list. I've removed everything except for newsfeed (which is all I personally care about).
  - em3rgent0rdr 10y ago
    guide on how to use the "Element Picker": https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker
arximboldi 10y ago
This made Facebook usable for me: https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator I can still use it as chat, address book, check events or particular updates/mentions, but I am not fed and infinite stream of mind sugar whenever I log in... I still would love to completely quit... I tried a couple of times but I ended going back to contact particular people or to check out events. Facebook is turning into a basic social survival tool for foreigners living in metropolises and it kinda annoys me a lot.

by tonto 10y ago

RileyKyeden 10y ago

You can do this with uBlock Origin and avoid installing an extra extension.

aphextron 10y ago
Yep. I block pretty much all of Facebook besides the chat functionality at this point.
- gcr 10y ago
  If you only want chat, there's always http://messenger.com http://messenger.com :-)
  - aarongolliver 10y ago
    They just started embedding adds into messenger too (thankfully not in the US, yet)
    - gcr 10y ago
      ...Eww... What do these ads look like?
  - j_s 10y ago
    Be sure to check out https://mbasic.facebook.com/messages/ https://mbasic.facebook.com/messages/
  - Ntrails 10y ago
    I've already got whatsapp, email and normal texts, facebook messenger has literally nothing that I want and poisoned any interest I might have had by removing itself from the mobile website in an attempt to force me to use the app whilst demanding my phone number.
- akandiah 10y ago
  With the amount of junk that's on there nowadays, it's even easier to 'quit Facebook'. The Messenger app makes it easier to do so.
- unicornporn 10y ago
  I find that's getting harder and harder to do as they change/randomize the class/id of many elements at each page reload.
  - douche 10y ago
    Their column container classes/ids are pretty static. I try to keep my custom stylesheet updated to nuke the left and right column sidebars, and expand the actual newsfeed to use the reclaimed width. No more useless trending topics and clickbait news for me. I do not need to see the outrage-generators or the Kardashian headline of the day.
haddr 10y ago
how you do it?
- RileyKyeden 10y ago
  There's a little eyedropper thing in that popup when you click the uBlock button. Use that to select elements you want to block. Sometimes what you click is a few levels deep in a container. After you select one, you can click through the items in the "Cosmetic Filters" box until you get to the right level to block the entire element.
  - haddr 10y ago
    Thanks!
em3rgent0rdr 10y ago
Thanks!!! I've had uBlock Origin installed, but it never occurred to me to do this. I should've read the feature list. I've removed everything except for newsfeed (which is all I personally care about).
- em3rgent0rdr 10y ago
  guide on how to use the "Element Picker": https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker

arximboldi 10y ago

This made Facebook usable for me: https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator I can still use it as chat, address book, check events or particular updates/mentions, but I am not fed and infinite stream of mind sugar whenever I log in... I still would love to completely quit... I tried a couple of times but I ended going back to contact particular people or to check out events. Facebook is turning into a basic social survival tool for foreigners living in metropolises and it kinda annoys me a lot.