How to Hide Pokémon GO Posts on Facebook Using Keyword Filters

Facebook does not offer a universal setting that hides every feed post containing a chosen word. On a desktop browser, however, a feed-filtering extension such as Social Fixer can hide posts that match terms like “Pokémon GO.” For occasional posts, Facebook’s built-in Hide post, Snooze, and Unfollow controls are usually the simpler option.

Choose the right method

• Hide post: removes one post and gives Facebook feedback about what you do not want to see.
• Snooze: temporarily stops posts from a person, Page, or group when one source is creating most of the unwanted content.
• Unfollow: removes a source’s posts from your feed without necessarily removing the connection.
• Keyword filtering: uses a third-party browser extension to hide matching posts across the desktop feed.

Extension-based filtering affects only the browser in which the extension is installed. It does not automatically apply to the Facebook mobile app or to other devices.

Filter Pokémon GO terms with a desktop extension

The screenshots below show an older Social Fixer interface. Button names and menu locations may change, so use them as a guide to the workflow rather than an exact picture of the current version.

1. Install the extension from a trusted source

Open the official extension marketplace for your browser, locate Social Fixer, and review the developer name, permissions, recent update information, and user feedback before installing it. Avoid look-alike downloads from unrelated websites.

2. Open Facebook and the extension settings

After installation, open Facebook on the desktop browser. Use the extension icon or the Social Fixer controls added to Facebook to open its settings. The first-run setup may offer presets; you can complete or skip them before creating a custom filter.

3. Create a text-matching filter

Find the section for filters or filtering subscriptions, then create a rule that examines post text. Add only terms specific enough to avoid hiding unrelated conversations. A practical starting set is:

• Pokémon GO
• Pokemon GO
• #PokemonGO

If the extension accepts regular expressions or pattern syntax, follow its current help text carefully. The legacy interface shown here used a pipe character to separate alternatives and a case-insensitive option, but syntax may differ in newer releases.

4. Set the action to hide matching posts

Choose the action that hides or collapses matched posts. Hiding is safer than deleting or changing anything on Facebook because the rule only changes what is displayed in your browser.

5. Save and test the rule

Save the filter, reload Facebook, and check several feed posts. If unrelated posts disappear, narrow the terms. If Pokémon GO posts remain, confirm that the extension is enabled for Facebook and that the rule is checking post content rather than author names or another field.

Privacy and troubleshooting notes

Browser extensions may be able to read or modify content on the sites where they run. Install only extensions you trust, grant no more access than necessary, and remove the extension if you no longer use it. A Facebook redesign can also temporarily break third-party feed filters until the extension is updated.

If filtering stops working, update the browser and extension, reload Facebook, and review the filter syntax. On the mobile app, use Facebook’s built-in post and source controls because desktop extension rules generally do not carry over.