Clickbait Blocker

Clickbait Blocker

Automatically block sites known for being click-baity, and allow custom settings to add or remove sites from those lists.

Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-11-12
Users: 114
Rating: 1.00 (1)
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2016-11-17)
Creation date: 2016-11-17
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 28.15K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Let's face it, there is a lot of clickbait out there. There are many site's whose entire existence is to create inflamed article titles so that you click on them. Sometimes, it is easy to know that there are to be ignored, sometimes it is more difficult.

Clickbait Blocker is a free and opensource Chrome extension that is built to allow you to be warned when hitting a known Clickbait site. This can be ignored, or added to an allowed list of sites you trust. More features on the way.

The list of sites is free and available on GitHub— additions or removals are welcome on the GitHub repository:

https://github.com/clickbait/clickbait-blocker-sites

The full source code can be seen also on GitHub:

https://github.com/clickbait/clickbait-blocker

User reviews
Didn't block common clickbait like zergnet.com
by Michael Spivey Michael Spivey, 2018-02-07
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Safety
Risk impact

Clickbait Blocker is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Clickbait Blocker may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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