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Why not use uBlock Origin? It works on multiple sites, not just Facebook.

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uBlock Origin stopped working on Facebook for me years ago

uBlock Origin doesn't work on Facebook. I don't remember it ever working.

Use the 'element picker' mode of uBlock Origin to just remove the parts[1] of Facebook you don't like or want.

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[1] i.e. ALL of it. :)

It just going to come up with whatever selector that fits the element under your cursor. On obfuscated sites it's usually some kind of generated mess, randomized classes, randomized element names. Not only they're not constant, they change between reloads of the page.

Not sure how things are on Facebook, my point is that element picker is not a silver bullet.

We need a next generation of adblocker with computer vision that can look at the page and recognize banners visually

Even that didn't work last time I checked, which was years back.

Did it, reload the page, and then watch all the ads still there, but some random div panel getting lost that you need.

Facebook did it intentionally. So that ad blockers don't work.

It works and has always worked for me on Facebook

It sounds like it stopped working when FB declared war on adblockers. It has since become a cat and mouse game. UBlock Origin + relevant lists are likely still your best bet. I can't say for certain how effective they are as I don't use FB but in general the uBlock Origin lists have never taken too long to update, especially with more popular sites.

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