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Shoot the Messenger

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Overview

This extension sequentially unsends all messenges in a messenger chain.

(Buy my gf a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theahura -- I don't drink the stuff but she loves it) If you're like me, you've been on FB Messenger for over a decade. And if you're like me, you care about privacy. I wrote this extension to clean up my digital footprint. Unlike other extensions, which only hide the messages from the user's inbox, Shoot the Messenger will remove messages from the RECEIVER'S inbox as well. It's simple: you open a messenger thread on a desktop, press 'remove messages', and go get a coffee. While you're gone, the extension will scroll up through your messenger thread and automatically unsend every message. Unsending a message means that anyone in the thread will see 'X has unsent a message' instead of the original text of the message. Technical details: this extension doesn't send any information to any servers, or try to reverse-engineer Facebook's messenger API. Instead, it simply simulates mouse clicks on the UI as if a user was pressing buttons. The code can be found here: https://github.com/theahura/shoot-the-messenger/ I'll be posting updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theahura_

3.8 out of 553 ratings

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KadeliJul 20, 2024

Did a test run. I can confirm that as of the timing of my post here it works to remove sent messages and pictures from BOTH the sender and receiver's accounts! I also checked from my messenger app on an android phone and a separate account on the Safari browser to confirm that messages were indeed removed for both parties. However, you may have to run the program a few times since it does miss some messages, even in a conversation string consisting of less than ten messages. EDIT TO ADD: Ju... Show more

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refael hatuelJul 9, 2024

Works. thanks

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Frank A (SOM-Silence4all)Jul 4, 2024

Does not work at all! SEEMS to work on messenger.com....but NOPE. When you access messenger on phone or pc.. all still there !!

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Details

  • Version
    6.0.2
  • Updated
    September 20, 2023
  • Offered by
    amol
  • Size
    108KiB
  • Languages
    English
  • Developer
    Email
    amoljaykapoor+chromedev@gmail.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

The developer has disclosed that it will not collect or use your data.

This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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