{"id":2103,"date":"2018-08-30T03:37:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T03:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fbpurity.com\/news\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2018-08-30T11:46:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:46:55","slug":"facebook-have-changed-the-code-for-their-sponsored-posts-to-get-past-fbps-adblocking-functionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fbpurity.com\/news\/facebook-have-changed-the-code-for-their-sponsored-posts-to-get-past-fbps-adblocking-functionality\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook have changed the code for their Sponsored Posts to get past FBP’s adblocking functionality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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**Important News**<\/strong> If you have started seeing Sponsored posts again in the newsfeed, this is because Facebook have changed their code to get around FBP’s ad blocking. I am looking into fixing this, please be patient, thanks.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In the meantime, if you want to view Facebook without the ads, here are some suggestions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1)<\/strong> Click the 3 dots “…<\/strong>” next to where it says “Newsfeed” at the top left of the Newsfeed, and select one of the other available feeds, (“Friends Feed<\/strong>“, “Pages Feed<\/strong>“, “Groups Feed<\/strong>” or “Photos Feed<\/strong>“. None of those feeds should have any ads on them (in theory).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2)<\/strong> Although Facebook have announced they are phasing out custom Friends List feeds, they do still seem to be accessible (for me at least). These custom friends list feeds, if you have created any or can still create them are also ad free. You can view \/ create friends lists at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bookmarks\/lists\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3)<\/strong> Visit the following link https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/me\/friends_with_unseen_posts<\/a> and it will tell you which of your friends have made new posts recently, and you can visit their Timelines individually as users individual Timeline pages do not yet show ads as far as I am aware.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4)<\/strong> Visit the mobile version of the Facebook website: https:\/\/m.facebook.com <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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although you won’t have all your usual FBP functionality available for filtering the newsfeed etc, FBP will actually block the ads from the newsfeed on the mobile website version of Facebook. (Note you do not need to use a mobile device to view the mobile website, you just need to click the link above in your desktop browser that has FBP installed, or type the URL (m.facebook.com) into your browser.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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5)<\/strong> This option is a bit more extreme, but FBP has an option to hide the whole Newsfeed, so you shouldnt see any more Sponsored Posts (along with all the other posts) To use this option, tick the hide “The Whole Newsfeed<\/strong>” option, located under the “Various Post Types<\/strong>” heading on the FBP options screen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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6)<\/strong> If there ads from a particular Page you do not want to see in your newsfeed, put the full name of the Page into FB Purity’s Text Filter box.<\/div>\n
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7)<\/strong> I guess one could also use this as an excuse to use Facebook less, find something more productive \/ creative \/ worthwhile \/ interesting to do with your time.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tried any of these tips? Let us know how you get on? Got any other tips for viewing Facebook ad free? Or got any tips on code that can be used to hide the ads, Share them in the comments or send them in via the Contact page on FBPURITY .COM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In other news Facebook have added 2 new links that some people are seeing in the Left Column, titled “Trending News<\/strong>” and “Creator Studio<\/strong>“, if you wish to hide those links, copy and paste the relevant CSS code snippet\/s from below into FBP’s CSS box on the FBP options screen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\/* Hide “Trending News” link in Facebook’s left hand column *\/<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#navItem_343553122467255<\/span><\/span> {display:none !important}<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#navItem_2007914219485853<\/span><\/span> {display:none !important}<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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