How to Hide The New Facebook Real-Time Ticker in Chrome and Firefox
If you have checked Facebook today, you have probably noticed a sidebar ticker has been added to the right-hand column of the newly redesigned News Feed, along with complaints and snarky comments about the new News Feed and this ticker. It appears that most people don’t like the feature and want it gone. We’ll it appears that Facebook loves this real-time feed, so you’ll have to go about getting rid of it on your own. Facebook won’t let you close it on your own, but if you use Firefox or Chrome as your browser there is a fix for you! In Chrome, simply install the Hide Facebook SideBar Ticker extension and the ticker will vanish.
In Firefox, you will need to install a user script. To do so, first install the Greasemonkey add-on and then install this user script. When prompted, restart Firefox and the ticker will be gone. Do note that this user script removes the entire right column of Facebook, including the ticker, event invitations, ads, sponsored stories, friends’ photos, and so on. We’ve tried it out and it works, so be sure to give it a shot if you hate the new changes!
Ticker, on the right-hand side of your account, lets you see all your friends’ activity in real-time. When you hover over an item on ticker, you can see the full story and join the conversation as it happens. Ticker updates itself as stories happen. This gives you a more complete picture of what your friends are doing, right now.
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