How to Read Facebook Messages Without Their Senders Finding Out

Browser extension Adblock Plus does more than just block advertising on Facebook: It can help users avoid answering messages they would prefer to ignore.

AdBlockPlusMessageNoSeenIndicator650Browser extension Adblock Plus does more than just block advertising on Facebook: It can help users avoid answering messages they would prefer to ignore.

The new feature allows Facebook users to view messages without the senders of those messages seeing the social network’s indication that those messages were read.

Adblock Plus explained in a blog post:

You know how you’re able to see that someone has “seen” your message on Facebook? If you’ve ever wanted others not to be informed about when/if you’ve read their Facebook messages, Adblock Plus has a new solution for you.

By displaying the “seen” message, you know that the person you’ve sent the message to has read the message.

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