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This is yet again the same thing as when youtube-dl was being "mirrored" not long ago. What is the point of mirroring this extension? Facebook only needs to ch

This is yet again the same thing as when youtube-dl was being "mirrored" not long ago. What is the point of mirroring this extension? Facebook only needs to change ONE SINGLE LETTER in their website and it will immediately make all the "mirrors" of this extension useless.

ugjka 5y ago
I can see why FB took down this extension. I tried it and it basically starts unfollowing everything without my consent.
- black_puppydog 5y ago
  You mean you installed something that advertises to unfollow everything on your behalf, you went through a whole checklist to unpack it and coax chrome into loading it from local, and then you somehow consider it to not have your consent? I mean, that's a pretty high bar to set for consent. But clearly yours wasn't quite enthusiastic enough...
  - ugjka 5y ago
    It was on a Chrome store before, it is just bad etiquette to do something without asking once
    - black_puppydog 5y ago
      Make a pull request ;)
    - Out_of_Characte 5y ago
      On chrome it asks you to install "Unfollow Everything" That's asking once.
      - ugjka 5y ago
        Do you understand the difference between installing software and executing software? Imagine a version of DD that wipes your disk just by installing it; that's borderline malware...
        cute_boi 5y ago
        According to this: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unfollow-everyone-on-face/pijkodjelolnmbehifeokihlodnajela?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unfollow-everyone-... It explicitly says: " Click "Add to chrome", Log in to your facebook account, click the extension and choose the unfollow option. Wait for a few minutes till the processing completes. Our key feature: 1. Instant removal of all friends, pages and groups with one click. " So where is the problem? What should people understand? Why is dd even here. And installing software always do many thing that are not intended by user so people shouldn't install software if they don't know.
        ugjka 5y ago
        There was no one click
    - ziml77 5y ago
      I can't understand why you're getting downvoted so hard that your first comment is dead now. I'm with you, I don't expect the act of installing an extension to perform destructive actions. At the very least I would have thought you would need to click the toolbar button. Optimally it would display the full list of everything it's about to unfollow and have you confirm you're okay with that.
      - ugjka 5y ago
        Flagged by freedom haters...
- thinkingemote 5y ago
  Is this satire?
- jfk13 5y ago
  Sounds like it does just what it says. If you don't want to unfollow everything, why would you install an "Unfollow Everything" extension...?
  - ugjka 5y ago
    Shared machines, trolling, tricking someone to install this. At least ask on the first run what is going to happen
    - robbedpeter 5y ago
      Hold stick near centre of its length. Moisten pointed end in mouth. Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum. Use gentle in-out motion.
      - teddyh 5y ago
        Thank you, Wonko the Sane.
- Raed667 5y ago
  If this is a joke. It went over my head.
- 0xTJ 5y ago
  That's the point. What you're saying is like complaining that your toaster made your bread crispier.
  - ugjka 5y ago
    Toaster won't do anything without your initiation
    - LocalH 5y ago
      The extension has one function - to unfollow everything on Facebook. You're mad that it did what it said it was going to do?
      - ugjka 5y ago
        From all software development I've done I know one thing - you ask for confirmation before doing something destructive, at least once. And no, installing it doesn't mean consent...
        klyrs 5y ago
        Sounds like you need a "follow everything" extension to fix this.
freemint 5y ago
It is a form of public protest and backslash.
bravetraveler 5y ago
I did some cursory research yesterday when I first learned about the events here... There are years-old, regularly updated gists/threads on GitHub with people doing this simply with the browser console

ugjka 5y ago

I can see why FB took down this extension. I tried it and it basically starts unfollowing everything without my consent.

black_puppydog 5y ago
You mean you installed something that advertises to unfollow everything on your behalf, you went through a whole checklist to unpack it and coax chrome into loading it from local, and then you somehow consider it to not have your consent? I mean, that's a pretty high bar to set for consent. But clearly yours wasn't quite enthusiastic enough...
- ugjka 5y ago
  It was on a Chrome store before, it is just bad etiquette to do something without asking once
  - black_puppydog 5y ago
    Make a pull request ;)
  - Out_of_Characte 5y ago
    On chrome it asks you to install "Unfollow Everything" That's asking once.
    - ugjka 5y ago
      Do you understand the difference between installing software and executing software? Imagine a version of DD that wipes your disk just by installing it; that's borderline malware...
      - cute_boi 5y ago
        According to this: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unfollow-everyone-on-face/pijkodjelolnmbehifeokihlodnajela?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unfollow-everyone-... It explicitly says: " Click "Add to chrome", Log in to your facebook account, click the extension and choose the unfollow option. Wait for a few minutes till the processing completes. Our key feature: 1. Instant removal of all friends, pages and groups with one click. " So where is the problem? What should people understand? Why is dd even here. And installing software always do many thing that are not intended by user so people shouldn't install software if they don't know.
        ugjka 5y ago
        There was no one click
  - ziml77 5y ago
    I can't understand why you're getting downvoted so hard that your first comment is dead now. I'm with you, I don't expect the act of installing an extension to perform destructive actions. At the very least I would have thought you would need to click the toolbar button. Optimally it would display the full list of everything it's about to unfollow and have you confirm you're okay with that.
    - ugjka 5y ago
      Flagged by freedom haters...
thinkingemote 5y ago
Is this satire?
jfk13 5y ago
Sounds like it does just what it says. If you don't want to unfollow everything, why would you install an "Unfollow Everything" extension...?
- ugjka 5y ago
  Shared machines, trolling, tricking someone to install this. At least ask on the first run what is going to happen
  - robbedpeter 5y ago
    Hold stick near centre of its length. Moisten pointed end in mouth. Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum. Use gentle in-out motion.
    - teddyh 5y ago
      Thank you, Wonko the Sane.
Raed667 5y ago
If this is a joke. It went over my head.
0xTJ 5y ago
That's the point. What you're saying is like complaining that your toaster made your bread crispier.
- ugjka 5y ago
  Toaster won't do anything without your initiation
  - LocalH 5y ago
    The extension has one function - to unfollow everything on Facebook. You're mad that it did what it said it was going to do?
    - ugjka 5y ago
      From all software development I've done I know one thing - you ask for confirmation before doing something destructive, at least once. And no, installing it doesn't mean consent...
      - klyrs 5y ago
        Sounds like you need a "follow everything" extension to fix this.

freemint 5y ago

It is a form of public protest and backslash.

bravetraveler 5y ago

I did some cursory research yesterday when I first learned about the events here... There are years-old, regularly updated gists/threads on GitHub with people doing this simply with the browser console