The Distraction Shield

Divert attention from social media websites towards learning a new language

The Distraction Shield - Learn a New Language While Avoiding Social Media

The Distraction Shield is a browser extension designed to divert attention from social media websites towards learning a new language. It detects and redirects users from distracting sites to engaging language exercises. Stay focused and productive with The Distraction Shield.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 19
Rating: 4.33
(3)
Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2019-07-25)
Creation date: 2019-07-21
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • idle
  • alarms
  • history
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.00M
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Cool idea, but when I try to add custom sites to the "exercise" list, they all fail to load. Will update review if this bug gets fixed.
by Michael Daross, 2020-10-10
Was searching for an extension like this for a long time! Easy to use and really does improve my productivity
by Tim Schönborn, 2019-07-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact

The Distraction Shield requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of The Distraction Shield. Use it at your own risk.

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