Hide Comments Everywhere - Chrome Extension for Controlling Comments
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Hide comments across the web, including (but not limited to) Disqus, YouTube, news sites and forums, etc. (See the note below on Facebook.)
USAGE
This addon checks whether it should allow or block comments for a website, based on a combination of sites in a list, sites you've chosen to allow comments on, as well as a personal whitelist (always allow comments) and blacklist (always block comments) that you can define on the Options page.
Your personal lists and other settings use synchronized storage, so they should be available on any machine you've installed the extension on and have logged into the same account with.
Click on the icon in the toolbar and press the "toggle" button to toggle enabling/disabling (temporarily, if you choose) the comments on a single domain.
(Note: Some sites like Facebook and Instagram use identifiers and class names that change frequently; it's difficult to account for them, so I've stopped trying. I suggest checking out addons specifically written for those sites, like Fluff Busting Purity for Facebook or Antigram for Instagram. I'm not sure if either blocks comments, but at least you can cut out a lot of time-sucking distractions.)
PERMISSIONS
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- Helps users avoid toxic comments on various platforms
- Effective at blocking all comments when it works
- Allows users to focus more on content rather than comments
- Compatible with Twitter, which is a significant plus
- Saves users from negative emotional experiences associated with reading comments
- Often doesn't work on certain websites as advertised
- May block important educational comments if whitelisted carelessly
- Requires care in managing whitelists to avoid missing crucial information
- Not completely reliable; some users state it fails to function altogether
- Lacks support for mobile platforms
- Blocks comments effectively when it works
- Frustration over the extension not functioning on certain sites
- Desire for a mobile version or compatibility with more platforms
- Users appreciate reducing exposure to negativity and toxicity online
- Whitelisting issues causing important comments to be blocked
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Hide Comments Everywhere requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
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