# How to block Facebook Reels, Watch and the news feed > Block Facebook Reels, Watch, Stories and the news feed on a computer, and keep groups, Marketplace, events and Messenger. What Facebook's own settings can do. Source: https://ivehadit.app/docs/block-facebook-reels-and-watch · Section: Site guides · Updated: 2026-10-25 Facebook has no setting to turn off Reels, Watch or the news feed, but on a computer a browser extension can shut them. With I've had it in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc and Facebook on **No feeds** (the default), the news feed, Reels, Watch, Stories and Gaming are shut, while groups, Marketplace, events, profiles and your messages keep working. ## What can Facebook do on its own? At the time of writing, Facebook lets you tidy the feed, not switch it off: - **Feeds view.** Facebook has a view that shows posts from friends, groups or pages in time order, without the suggested posts. Where it sits in the menu has changed a few times, but it is a calmer way in. - **Snooze, unfollow and show less.** The menu on a post lets you snooze a person or page for 30 days, unfollow without unfriending, or see fewer posts like it. - **Time reminders.** The phone app has a daily time reminder in its settings. It is a reminder, not a lock. None of these hide Reels or Watch. Video, which Facebook has also called Watch, stays in the menu. ## How do I block Facebook Reels and Watch with I've had it? 1. Add the extension from the [install page](https://ivehadit.app/install). 2. In [setup](https://ivehadit.app/start), leave Facebook on **No feeds**. 3. Keep **Messages always open** ticked for Facebook (on by default) so Messenger keeps working. 4. Open facebook.com/watch or facebook.com/reel. You see a quiet full-screen page saying the feed is shut, and any video stops. ## Which Facebook pages are shut, and what still works? | Facebook page | Address | With No feeds | |---|---|---| | News feed | `facebook.com/`, `/home.php` | Shut | | Watch / Video | `/watch` | Shut | | Reels, including a single reel | `/reel/...`, `/reels` | Shut | | Stories | `/stories` | Shut | | Gaming | `/gaming` | Shut | | Messages | `/messages`, `/t/...`, messenger.com | Open as usual, not counted | | A group, event, post or listing from a link elsewhere | any other page | Opens for 30 seconds | | Groups, Marketplace, events, profiles you open yourself | any other page | A short pause, then up to two minutes | Reels are shut as a whole, including a single reel someone sends you, because each one opens into the swipeable reels player. A link from an email, a chat app or another site gets a [quick pass](https://ivehadit.app/docs/quick-pass): 30 seconds, up to four times an hour. When you go to a group or a Marketplace listing on purpose, the [intent gate](https://ivehadit.app/docs/intent-gate) asks what you came to do and gives you two minutes for it. ## I use Facebook for groups or Marketplace. Which mode should I pick? Two minutes can be short for a group discussion or a Marketplace search. If Facebook is a tool for you, try: - **Ask first**: the news feed and Reels open after a 15-second breath and a reason, for two or five minutes. Groups, Marketplace and profiles open after a short pause for 2, 5 or 15 minutes. - **Daily limit**: Facebook works as usual for a set number of minutes a day (15 by default, 5 to 90), then the feeds shut until midnight. Messages don't count while Messages always open is on. The [scroll check](https://ivehadit.app/docs/scroll-check) keeps an eye on long scrolls in either mode: after 25 screens without a pause, it asks if you found what you came for. Compare the modes in [site modes](https://ivehadit.app/docs/site-modes). ## Can I just use Messenger? Yes. Messages on facebook.com and the whole of messenger.com count as messages, and stay open while the feed is shut. There is a guide for that: [Messenger without the Facebook feed](https://ivehadit.app/docs/messenger-without-facebook-feed). ## Does this work in the Facebook app on my phone? No. The extension works in desktop browsers only. The I've had it [phone app](https://ivehadit.app/docs/phone-app) shows your numbers and changes your plan, but it doesn't block inside the Facebook app. On a phone, Screen Time (iPhone) or Digital Wellbeing (Android) can limit the Facebook app as a whole. ## Questions ### How do I turn off Reels on Facebook? Facebook has no setting for it. On a computer, set Facebook to No feeds in I've had it: Reels, Watch, Stories and the news feed are shut, and groups, Marketplace and messages keep working. ### Can I block the Facebook news feed but keep groups? Yes. Groups aren't feeds. With No feeds, a group opens after a short pause for two minutes, or for 30 seconds from a link. Ask first or Daily limit gives you more time in groups. ### Can I watch a Facebook reel someone sends me? Not without a step. Every reel opens into the reels player, so the extension treats it as the feed. If you need it, [unlock the feed](https://ivehadit.app/docs/unlock-a-feed) for 10 minutes, or use Ask first. ### Does it block Facebook Marketplace? No. Marketplace isn't a feed, so it opens after a short pause, or for 30 seconds from a link. ### Does it work on facebook.com in Safari or Firefox? Not yet. It works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc on a computer.