{"id":351447,"date":"2021-10-11T22:43:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-banned-developer-who-made-an-app-limiting-news-feed\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T22:43:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:43:26","slug":"facebook-banned-developer-who-made-an-app-limiting-news-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-banned-developer-who-made-an-app-limiting-news-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook banned developer who made an app limiting news feed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> banned developer who made an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> limiting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> feed<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A developer who created a browser extension that helps Facebook users spend less time on the site claims he has now been banned from the social media platform \u2014 but he\u2019s \u201cgrateful\u201d to the company for helping him reduce his own usage.<\/p>\n<p>UK-based developer Louis Barclay launched the extension \u201cUnfollow Everything\u201d on the Google Chrome store in July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The tool eliminates a user\u2019s news feed by automatically unfollowing everyone on their Facebook account \u2014 helping obsessive scrollers cut down on screentime while still allowing them to connect with friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>However, Barclay\u2019s revealed in an op-ed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2021\/10\/facebook-unfollow-everything-cease-desist.html?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4\">published on Slate Thursday<\/a> that his Facebook account was disabled in July this year and he received a cease-and-desist letter from the law firm Perkins Coie.<\/p>\n<p>The notice claimed that Unfollow Everything broke Facebook\u2019s rules on automated collection of user content without the company\u2019s permission and infringed on its trademarks, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/louisbarclay.notion.site\/Unfollow-Everything-cease-and-desist-letter-from-Facebook-ea219169421b457bb7ce010b7bf9ce1f\">according to a redacted version<\/a> of the notice Barclay posted online.<\/p>\n<p>It also encouraged others to break Facebook\u2019s rules, the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>The app developer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/facebook-bans-unfollow-everything-developer-delete-news-feed-2021-10\">told Business Insider<\/a> Monday the legal threat from the social media giant left him feeling \u201canxious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really scared, and I was very anxious,\u201d Barclay said, adding that it felt \u201cvery unfair\u201d to be kicked off Facebook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"profile of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg seen displayed on a smartphone.\" class=\"wp-image-19769055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Louis Barclay received a cease-and-desist letter claiming that Unfollow Everything broke Facebook\u2019s rules.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Cris Faga\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He insisted his extension was made to help people \u2014 not take down Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just very much saw it as something that improves the Facebook experience for Facebook users,\u201d he told Insider, saying people who downloaded the tool told him they \u201cwere using Facebook in a way that was much healthier for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, the developer said he is enjoying a silver lining to getting booted off the platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to reduce my usage of Facebook for years now, including by making tools like Unfollow Everything. So I\u2019m actually pretty grateful to Facebook that they\u2019ve helped me take my addiction levels down to a flat zero,\u201d Barclay told Insider.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Louis Barclay, a UK-based developer, published the browser extension \u201cUnfollow Everything,\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-19769065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/facebook-banned-59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Louis Barclay launched the extension \u201cUnfollow Everything\u201d on Google Chrome in July 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time Barclay received the cease-and-desist letter in July, Unfollow Everything had 2,500 weekly active users and 10,000 downloads, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for Facebook did not return The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The clash with Barclay comes after Facebook was dragged through the public wringer last week, when whistleblower Frances Haugen testified in front of a key Senate subcommittee, sounding the alarm\u00a0about everything from Instagram\u2019s effect on teen girls to the national security threats posed by Facebook.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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