Fairfax Video Blocker

This extension blocks the videos that annoyingly auto play with articles on the websites The Age, SMH, Brisbane Times and WA Today.

Fairfax Video Blocker

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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 790
Rating: 3.36
(45)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2014-11-21)
Creation date: 2014-11-21
Size: 23.25K
Full description: See detailed description

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Not available on Edge

User reviews

Doesn't work...
by Winnetou Dr. Kolompár, 2019-08-10
As per others... doesn't work. In fact, the videos seemed to load faster.
by William Lay, 2017-10-26
Doesn't work :-(
by Damien, 2017-04-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Fairfax Video Blocker requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Fairfax Video Blocker. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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