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Facebook Goes After Greasemonkey Script Developer

Posted by timothy on from the you-must-enjoy-our-obnoxious-messages dept.

palmerj3 writes "The popular Facebook Purity greasemonkey script (now renamed Fluff Buster Purity) has been used by thousands to rid their Facebook feeds from the likes of Mafia Wars, Farmville, and other annoying things. Now, Facebook is threatening the developer of this script. Does Facebook have the right to govern their website's design and functionality once it's in the browser?"

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  1. Redundant by Katchu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Facebook has a new feature to hide output from applications. You can still see friends posts, but don't see the output of Farmville, Mafia Wars, or other "noisy" applications.

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  2. Wha?! by nilbog · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Holy crap there's a facebook purity greasemonkey script? Thanks for letting me know about it, Facebook. I'm off to install it now!

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  3. Re:No... by raphael75 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "This means all greasemonkey scripts and AdBlock Plus/other ad blocking technologies as these modify a sites look from what is intended."

    So that means ie should also be illegal. It shows websites differently from what I intend all the time. ;)