An automated confusion system for TikTok

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0
Update
October 26, 2020
Size
116KiB
Developer
bengrosser.com
Category
Users
65
Rating
0 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Storage
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Not For You Extension

Not For You is an artwork that presents an “automated confusion system” designed to mislead TikTok’s video recommendation algorithm, making it possible to see how TikTok feels when it’s no longer made “For You.” The system navigates the site, clicking on videos and hashtags and users to find the nooks and crannies TikTok’s algorithm doesn’t show us, to reveal those videos its content moderators suppress, and to surface speech the company hopes to hide. Through its alternative personality-agnostic choices of what to like, who to follow, and which posts to share, Not For You should make the For You page less addictive, and hopefully steer users away from feeling like the best path to platform success is through mimicry and conformity. Perhaps most importantly—on the precipice of yet another critical election in the USA—Not For You aims to defuse the filter bubbles produced by algorithmic feeds and the risks such feeds pose for targeted disinformation and voter manipulation. Finally, the work stands in opposition to letting corporations opaquely decide what we see and when we see it, to their intentional crafting of addictive user interfaces, and to the extraction of profit from the residual data left behind by users. Ultimately, Not For You asks us to think about who most benefits from social media’s algorithmic feeds, and who is made most vulnerable.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Not For You", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "An automated confusion system for TikTok", "homepage_url": "http://bengrosser.com/projects/not-for-you/", "manifest_version": 2, "icons": { "16": "nfy-logo-16.png", "32": "nfy-logo-32.png", "48": "nfy-logo-48.png", "64": "nfy-logo-64.png", "128": "nfy-logo-128.png", "256": "nfy-logo-256.png", "512": "nfy-logo-512.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "nfy-logo-128.png", "default_popup": "options.html" }, "permissions": [ "activeTab", "storage" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://*.tiktok.com/*" ], "all_frames": true, "run_at": "document_start", "js": ["jquery.min.js","nfy.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Not For You extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Not For You 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 Not For You extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Not For You extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Not For You extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Not For You 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 Not For You Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Not For You extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Not For You extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Not For You 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 Not For You 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 Not For You extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Not For You 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 Not For You extension file

Select and download the Not For You 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 Not For You 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 Not For You 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 Not For You 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 Not For You extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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