Facebook without the content

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Version
1.2.0
Update
September 5, 2020
Size
18.04KiB
Developer
bengrosser.com
Category
Users
136
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Safebook Extension

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?\"
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Source 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"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Safebook extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Safebook extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Safebook extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Safebook extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Safebook extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Safebook extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Safebook Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Safebook extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Safebook extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Safebook extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Safebook extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Safebook extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Safebook extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Safebook extension file

Select and download the Safebook extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Safebook extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Safebook extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Safebook extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Safebook extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Jai Srivastava (ID: 000000c11ab80cbe) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/31/2020 Fantastic idea. Love it.