Ad Observer
A browser extension to share data about your social feed with researchers and journalists to increase transparency.
As of May 2026, Ad Observer has 2,000 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 7 reviews in the Social & Communication category.
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Version
3.2.13 (ea4c344)
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since Apr 24, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | 2.0K | 5.00 | 7 | 3.2.13 (ea4c344) |
| Now | 2.0K | 5.00 | 7 | 3.2.13 (ea4c344) |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageunlimitedStorage
- Host access
- None declared
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About
This tool allows you to contribute data about the ads you're shown to further the understanding of researchers, journalists, and the public of online political advertising and how personal data is used to target you with ads. Ad Observer is offered by the Online Political Transparency Project of New York University. This extension was developed in partnership with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute.
Technical
- Version
- 3.2.13 (ea4c344)
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 521KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 3
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- dafimblndlbfdhmdnefmmnjdpbbnflgd
- Developer ID
- ud68577df4be80cfc2e007f7c76c216c1
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Mar 12, 2020
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 9, 2022
- Last Scraped
- May 19, 2026
- Website
- adobserver.org
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://adobserver.org/privacy-policy/
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