How to remove Facebook likes
Facebook keeps your likes and reactions in their own section of the activity log, separate from your posts and comments. There is no native control that clears them in one action, and the extension cannot do it for you either.
The extension cannot do this one
Facebook likes are not a supported category. The extension covers Facebook statuses, photos, videos and your own comments. If you want those cleared, start there; for likes, the manual route below is the only one that exists.
The manual route
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Open your Facebook activity log
Go to Settings and privacy, then Activity log. It sits under Your Facebook activity on desktop.
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Choose Likes and reactions
The left column splits your history by type. Likes and reactions is its own list, separate from posts and comments.
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Filter by year
Use the year filter to reach the period you care about. Facebook shows a date for most, though not all, entries.
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Remove them one at a time
Each row has its own menu. There is no native control that clears the whole list, so this is the slow part.
Questions
Can the extension remove Facebook likes for me?
No. Facebook likes are not a supported category. The extension covers Facebook statuses, photos, videos and your own comments, and it will not pretend otherwise.
Why not, when it handles Instagram and X likes?
Each platform exposes its history differently. The Facebook implementation covers the Activity Log categories listed above; likes and reactions are not among them.
Does unliking remove the post itself?
No. Removing your like changes only your reaction. The original post belongs to whoever made it and stays exactly where it is.
Can I remove Facebook likes by year?
Partly. Facebook exposes a date for most entries in Likes and reactions, so the year filter reaches them, but entries without a date cannot be filtered.
Is there a faster way than one at a time?
Not through Facebook itself. Anyone promising a single click on this is describing something Facebook does not offer.