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The screen flickered. The neon green text vanished, replaced by a clean, white interface that looked exactly like a Facebook notification center. And there, in a list ranked by "View Frequency," were names.

The short answer is . Despite rumors and third-party apps claiming otherwise, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has no official feature that reveals a list of visitors to protect user privacy. The Official Stance

: These apps often function as phishing tools, designed to steal your login credentials or harvest personal data. Malware and Spam

He clicked "Allow."

If an app asks for permissions like:

If you’ve ever searched for a workaround, you’ve likely seen the trick where you "View Page Source" and search for a string of numbers called InitialChatFriendsList .

You will find Chrome or Firefox extensions named "FB View Tracker" or "Who Viewed Me." Once installed, these extensions do not actually access secret Facebook data. Instead, they scrape your basic profile information and flood your browser with ads. In worst-case scenarios, they steal your cookies—allowing hackers to take over your active Facebook session without needing your password.