News Feed Eradicator
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A free browser extension that removes the Facebook news feed while leaving messaging usable, which people say has kept them off the feed for years.
A free browser extension that removes the Facebook news feed while leaving messaging usable, which people say has kept them off the feed for years.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Removes feed but keeps messaging
“clear the endless feed but still let you visit the site for messaging”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Meta to retire messenger desktop app and messenger.com in April 2026” “my home feed is blocked thanks to News Feed Eradicator”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “Facebook is absolutely cooked” Blocks feed while keeping site usable
“There’s an extension called News Feed Eradicator that does that for you.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request” “and the News Feed Eradicator browser extension. God's send.”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “A new Android malware from Google” Works well for years
“Been using this one for some eight years now, it's the best.”
Comment from 4 Oct 2026 in “LinkedIn Larpmaxxing” “it's been working really well”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| News Feed EradicatorThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Been using this one for some eight years now, it's the best.”
“removing all algorithmical feeds from my life”
“For those ok purging the whole newsfeed”
“it's wonderful and has changed my life!”
“and the News Feed Eradicator browser extension. God's send.”
“There’s an extension called News Feed Eradicator that does that for you.”
“I use Newsfeed Eradicator to block shorts and many more things.”
“it's been working really well”
“my home feed is blocked thanks to News Feed Eradicator”
“clear the endless feed but still let you visit the site for messaging”
“With this little tool, I can set exactly how many minutes a day I want to spend on the feed”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.