Get rid of "Invite to Messenger" forever Facebook Messenger displays a huge banner nagging me into sending unsolicited advertisement:



It is a serious drawback of the app because:


It wastes a lot of screen estate
It capture the eye's attention, making me less productive
Sending it would be very creepy in the first place
The banner is very easy to tap by mistake, it is huge and there is no confirmation
Clicking the X is not a solution as I would need to do it for thousands of people.


Is there a kind of setting or add-on that removes or at least hides these banners or makes them less easy to tap by mistake? Apparently it is possible on iOS.
Unfortunately I doubt you can get rid of it because Facebook wants people to use their messaging platform.

I would try third party Facebook apps such as Face Slim, Tinfoil for Facebook, etc...  Don't trust them all however and do your research into the permissions they use.  I'd consider anything on F-Droid to be safe.  Or use your browser instead of an app to check it.

Of course you could also just delete Facebook.