# FB Purity

11 Hacker News commenters recommended FB Purity and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Browser extension that restores chronological Facebook feeds and hides generated junk posts, and people say it has worked reliably for years. Caveat: it can break as Meta changes Facebook.

## Why people recommend it

- Works reliably for years (4 comments): "FBP has been effectively perfect for over a decade now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49272097)) "It's worked across multiple browsers for years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271476)) "quietly working for me for all those years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271514))
- Shows friends' posts chronologically (2 comments): "I use the plugin "FB Purity" to filter out the generated cr*p posts and force chronological order." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880199)) "Using FBP, I only see new posts of friends in chronological order." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47099410))
- Hides generated and junk posts (2 comments): "It's a little janky, presumably Meta has a few developers constantly working to hinder it. But still can mostly get rid of that kind of crap." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46199342)) "I use the plugin "FB Purity" to filter out the generated cr*p posts and force chronological order." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880199))
- Keeps familiar Facebook interface (2 comments): "I'm using it for Facebook interface needs until I can get something more agentic in my browser operational." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47092508)) "I have Facebook on my desktop computer exactly as it used to be in the 2000s when I signed up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48859421))

## What people warn about

- Feels janky; Meta may hinder it (1 comments): "It's a little janky, presumably Meta has a few developers constantly working to hinder it. But still can mostly get rid of that kind of crap." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46199342))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "FB Purity", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fb-purity/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).