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Comment by kikokikokiko | Hacker News Reader

For some idiotic reason this repo has a specific rule that no rule pertaining to Facebook/Meta is allowed "since they are evil". So, being evil allows you to keep showing a terrible experience to it's users and you can't crowd source an escape route. It doesn't make any sense.

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Well... you can crowd-source an escape route by forking this repo, adding Facebook-specific filters and "@"ing everyone who had their issue on the original repo closed as "out of scope" because of that rule, to let them know about your new alternative. It's work, though. And because I don't use Facebook, I'm not going to do it.

Perhaps they don't want the communications load of many people opening issues whenever facebook makes changes which break a large number of filters.

It isn't the explanation they give for why, but that doesn't mean it isn't at least part of the reality of it and it would make sense.

Sure it makes sense: an “escape route” from the annoyances inherent in the late-capitalistic architecture of such a system, is like an opiate to suppress your feeling of being oppressed and used. It would be irresponsible to give out such an opiate, when what you want people to do is to reject the system instead.

interesting! didn't notice it. Wouldn't make more sense to have more rules about facebook/meta 'since they are evil?'

Block every element on their site :D

(but set the body background color to black. I don’t want an all white screen to shine anyone in their face at night.)

It makes perfect sense. The solution is to delete your Facebook account. No more annoyances from their site then :D

(I still use Instagram and WhatsApp even tho I deleted my Fb ages ago. But hey, we’re only human after all.)

I agree unless there are specific content from specific people that are only posted there and there's no alternative.

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