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Work · December 13, 2022

Remove Reels for Facebook

Rid of unnecessary content on Facebook

Remove Reels for Facebook launched on December 13, 2022 with 10 votes, #1,258 of 3,688 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

What it does

Remove Reels, Shorts, Suggested for You and Sponsored on Facebook, that allows you to unleash the full potential of Facebook as a tool for good by removing distractions, hiding unnecessary suggestions (i.e. temptations), and simplifying the interface.

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