Visualize the political leaning of your Facebook friends.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.4
Update
March 20, 2017
Size
351KiB
Developer
politecho.org
Category
Users
6,000+
Rating
3.48276 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Tabs
Https://*.facebook.com/*
Storage
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PolitEcho Extension

Is your news feed a bubble?

Find out how polarizing the content on your news feed is when compared to your friends as a whole.

What is PolitEcho?
PolitEcho shows you the political biases of your Facebook friends and news feed. The app assigns each of your friends a score based on our prediction of their political leanings then displays a graph of your friend list. Then it calculates the political bias in the content of your news feed and compares it with the bias of your friends list to highlight possible differences between the two.

How do I use it?
PolitEcho is a Google Chrome extension. Click on the button above to find PolitEcho’s Google Chrome store page and click the “Add to Chrome” button to install PolitEcho on your computer. Once it is installed, simply log into Facebook and click on the PolitEcho icon in your navigation bar to get started.

What does PolitEcho do with my Facebook data?
PolitEcho never sends your personal information to any external services, and your results stay private unless you choose to share them publicly. PolitEcho will need to look up some basic information from your news feed and friends list. In particular, it will examine what pages your friends have liked to estimate their political leaning and the sources for the posts on your news feed to figure out the relative bias of your news feed. All processing is done client-side, so data never leaves your computer.

How does the political analysis work?
Your friends' political ratings are based on the political Facebook pages they like. We compare your friends liked pages to a database of Facebook pages that have been rated for their liberal/conservative bias and then compute a score based on any matches. Hovering over a person's data point will show you the reasoning behind the app's prediction.

PolitEcho is open source, check out the code at https://github.com/politecho/politecho

Created by Sunny He, Zachary Liu, Vivian Mo, and Jonathan Zong at Facebook Global Hackathon Finals 2016.

Contact us at [email protected].
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install PolitEcho extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install PolitEcho extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

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

If you ever need to manually install a PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the PolitEcho extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the PolitEcho extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho extension file

Select and download the PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho 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 PolitEcho extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Shannon Knight (ID: 000000c243b75902) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/22/2022 LEANED LEFT!!! THEN STOPPED WORKING- GEEZE EVERYTHING IS LIBERAL ON CHROME EXTENSIONS!

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Stacia Harger (ID: 000000ee8a42abbf) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 09/01/2021 Loved it when it worked. Has stopped working recently and no answer from developer.

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Little Dog (ID: 0000001398190429) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/10/2020 It's a neat extension at most. Don't take it seriously or you're gonna shove yourself into a bubble very quickly.

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That Guy (ID: 000000891bfbf01e) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/31/2019 You know its loaded because they rate the average news agency as being in the middle.

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Camron Watlington (Cam) (ID: 0000004e48877237) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/14/2017 It doesn't work. My news feed language is set to English, and I am surfing on Chrome, yet I am still being told my data cannot be accessed. The application is a good idea, but it obviously needs more work.