Google Chrome:
- Head over to Unannoying Facebook extension for Google Chrome, in the Chrome Web Store.
- Click the “Add to Chrome” button and select “Install” when the dialogue box comes up.
- Look for the message in the top right corner of the browser confirming the install occurred.
- Now access Facebook in a new browser tab, you should see the news ticker no longer shows up!
Mozilla Firefox:
- Visit the F.B. Purity homepage. F.B Purity is an extension that provides several tools for customizing Facebook, including spam management and more. It is safe to use and has been featured in many different publications.
- Click the blue “Install F.B. Purity” link located on the front page. You will need to click the second “Install F.B. Purity – Extension” green button on the following page.
- In the top left corner, Firefox may inform you that the install has been blocked. Click the “Allow” button.
- After the download is complete, select “Install Now” on the dialogue screen that appears.
- Firefox will need to restart. After it does, open up Facebook and notice that the news ticker is still there. That’s okay!
- A new F.B. Purity link will appear under your status update box at the top of your Facebook page. This will allow you to access the F.B. Purity tools and check the “hide” box next to the Facebook Ticker option.
- Reload the page and notice that the Facebook news ticker is now gone!