# Facebook Container

> privacy add-on for Mozilla Firefox

**Wikidata**: [Q106699256](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106699256)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/facebook-container

## Summary
Facebook Container is a privacy add-on for the Mozilla Firefox web browser, developed and published by Mozilla. It is open-source software (licensed under the Mozilla Public License) with source code hosted on GitHub and multiple stable releases published in 2018–2019.

## Key Facts
- Facebook Container is a privacy add-on (extension) for Mozilla Firefox.
- The add-on is open-source software and is licensed under the Mozilla Public License.
- The source code repository is hosted at https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook.
- The official Mozilla webpage for the add-on (English) is https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/facebookcontainer/.
- A Mozilla Add-ons page (Greek) is available at https://addons.mozilla.org/el/firefox/addon/facebook-container/.
- Earliest listed stable release in the provided data: version 1.2.1 published 2018-03-22 (Release 1.2.1).
- Other documented stable releases include 1.2.3 (2018-03-26), 1.2.4 (2018-03-27), 1.2.5 (2018-03-29), 1.3.0 (2018-04-05), 1.3.1 (2018-04-09), 1.4.0 (2018-11-07), 1.4.1 (2018-11-13), 1.4.2 (2018-11-14), and 1.6.1 (2019-03-20).
- Logo image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FacebookContainerLogo.png.
- Wikidata description: "privacy add-on for Mozilla Firefox."
- AlternativeTo software ID: facebook-container.
- Sitelink_count: 1; Wikipedia language available: el (Greek).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Facebook Container?
A: Facebook Container is a privacy-focused browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox. It is designed and published by Mozilla and released as open-source software under the Mozilla Public License.

### Q: Where can I get the add-on and its source code?
A: The add-on’s official pages include Mozilla’s English product page (mozilla.org) and a Mozilla Add-ons listing in Greek. The source code is publicly available on GitHub at https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook.

### Q: What license does Facebook Container use and is it open-source?
A: Yes. Facebook Container is open-source and distributed under the Mozilla Public License.

## Why It Matters
Facebook Container matters because it is a Mozilla-published, open-source tool intended to address privacy concerns for Firefox users interacting with Facebook. By existing as an officially provided Firefox add-on with source code available on GitHub, it gives users and researchers transparency into its implementation and allows independent review. Its releases (multiple stable versions documented between March 2018 and March 2019) show active maintenance during that period. The Mozilla Public License ensures the add-on is distributed with clear terms that preserve source access. As a Firefox-specific privacy add-on produced by a major browser organization, Facebook Container occupies a practical role in the browser-extension ecosystem: it is a readily available option for users seeking a Mozilla-backed privacy solution and for developers who need a publicly auditable implementation to study or adapt within the terms of the license.

## Notable For
- Being an official Mozilla-hosted privacy add-on for Firefox with pages on mozilla.org and addons.mozilla.org.
- Having its source code openly available in the GitHub repository at github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook.
- Distribution under the Mozilla Public License, ensuring open-source availability and license clarity.
- A sequence of documented stable releases spanning March–November 2018 and a later release in March 2019 (versions 1.2.1 through 1.6.1).
- Presence on Wikimedia Commons via a dedicated logo URL.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Facebook Container.
- Description (Wikidata): privacy add-on for Mozilla Firefox.
- Primary purpose (classification): privacy add-on / browser extension for Firefox.
- Publisher/developer context: published and hosted by Mozilla (official pages on mozilla.org and repository under the Mozilla GitHub account).

### Versions and releases
- Documented stable releases and publication dates (from provided release references):
  - 1.2.1 — publication date: 2018-03-22 (Release 1.2.1).
  - 1.2.3 — publication date: 2018-03-26 (Release 1.2.3).
  - 1.2.4 — publication date: 2018-03-27 (Release 1.2.4).
  - 1.2.5 — publication date: 2018-03-29 (Release 1.2.5).
  - 1.3.0 — publication date: 2018-04-05 (Release 1.3.0).
  - 1.3.1 — publication date: 2018-04-09 (Release 1.3.1).
  - 1.4.0 — publication date: 2018-11-07 (Release 1.4.0).
  - 1.4.1 — publication date: 2018-11-13 (Release 1.4.1).
  - 1.4.2 — publication date: 2018-11-14 (Release 1.4.2).
  - 1.6.1 — publication date: 2019-03-20 (Release 1.6.1).
- Each release entry in the provided data is referenced to GitHub release pages.

### Licensing and source code
- License: Mozilla Public License.
- Source code repository: https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook.
- Repository ownership and publishing context: hosted under the "mozilla" organization on GitHub.

### Distribution and official pages
- Mozilla product page (English): https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/facebookcontainer/.
- Mozilla Add-ons listing (Greek): https://addons.mozilla.org/el/firefox/addon/facebook-container/.
- AlternativeTo entry identifier: facebook-container.

### Metadata and identifiers
- Logo file URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FacebookContainerLogo.png.
- Wikidata classifications: instance_of add-on; privacy; open-source software.
- Sitelink_count reported: 1.
- Wikipedia language presence in provided data: el (Greek).

## References

1. [Release 1.2.1. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.2.1)
2. [Release 1.2.3. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.2.3)
3. [Release 1.2.4. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.2.4)
4. [Release 1.2.5. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.2.5)
5. [Release 1.3.0. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.3.0)
6. [Release 1.3.1. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.3.1)
7. [Release 1.4.0. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.4.0)
8. [Release 1.4.1. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.4.1)
9. [Release 1.4.2. 2018](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.4.2)
10. [Release 1.6.1. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.6.1)
11. [Release 1.6.2. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.6.2)
12. [Release 1.7.0. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.7.0)
13. [Release 1.7.1. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.7.1)
14. [Release 1.7.2. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.7.2)
15. [Release 1.7.3. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.7.3)
16. [Release 1.9.1. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.9.1)
17. [Release 1.9.2. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/1.9.2)
18. [Release 2.0. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.0)
19. [Release 2.0.0. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.0.0)
20. [Release 2.0.1. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.0.1)
21. [Release 2.0.2. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.0.2)
22. [Release 2.0.3. 2019](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.0.3)
23. [Release 2.1.0. 2020](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.1.0)
24. [Release 2.1.1. 2020](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.1.1)
25. [Release 2.1.2. 2020](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.1.2)
26. [Release 2.2.0. 2020](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.2.0)
27. [Release 2.2.1. 2021](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.2.1)
28. [Release 2.3.0. 2021](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.0)
29. [Release 2.3.1. 2021](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.1)
30. [Release 2.3.2. 2022](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.2)
31. [Release 2.3.3. 2022](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.3)
32. [Release 2.3.4. 2022](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.4)
33. [Release 2.3.9. 2022](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.9)
34. [Release 2.3.10. 2023](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.10)
35. [Release 2.3.11. 2023](https://github.com/mozilla/contain-facebook/releases/tag/2.3.11)