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Don't Make Me Watch

Don't Make Me Watch

Keep ads from pausing when you switch to another tab

What is Don't Make Me Watch?
"Don't Make Me Watch" is a Chrome extension that disables the Page Visibility API, keeping ads playing even when you're not actively viewing the tab.
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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-06-29
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.33 (27)
Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2018-05-29)
Creation date: 2018-05-29
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 16.62K
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Disables the Page Visibility API so content that you are trying to avoid doesn't pause while you're away.

User reviews
I have not investigated why, but this addon breaks angular apps navigation (at least in dev mode). Looks like it uses some high level wrappers that breaks NgZone from running properly
by fires3as0n fires3as0n, 2022-04-25
worked for twitch tabs for a long time but stopped as of 5th march 2022
by NextLevelDevil NextLevelDevil, 2022-03-05
Really good, watching Instagram videos without any problem. Tks.
by Rafael Rossi Rafael Rossi, 2021-04-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Don't Make Me Watch is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Don't Make Me Watch may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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