FaceBlock
I have stopped maintaining this plugin as Facebook made some changes to their page layouts that made it very difficult to remove the advertising. I recommend AdBlock for Safari or Facebook Cleaner instead.
FaceBlock will remove the sidebar ads on the Facebook homepage, as well as the ads on user profiles.
To install, you will first need to enable extensions, since for some reason they are disabled by default.
- Go to Preferences -> Advanced and enable the develop menu.
- Close preferences and then click on Develop -> Enable Extensions.
- Download FaceBlock.
Goodbye ads!
The source code for this extension is available on github.
Update 1.1: I’ve added rules to block ads in several other areas of the site. Hopefully Safari’s automatic update system actually works since I haven’t been able to test it. If anyone could let me know if the update shows up automatically I’d appreciate it!
Can this work for internet explorer? I tried to follow the above instructions but it didn’t work. How can I get an update? It doesn’t show ads on my homepage and profile but if I go to friends’ photos or other pages the ads are there.
There appears to be an extensions tab within the preferences dialog now to enable/disable extensions. The Develop menu may not be required now, but I’m still glad you showed me. Thanks!
I’m using Safari Version 5.0.3 (6533.19.4)