anti-copy-pasta

Disables text selection on stackoverflow.com
What is anti-copy-pasta?
"anti-copy-pasta" is a Chrome extension that disables text selection and copy+pasting on stackoverflow.com, ensuring a distraction-free browsing experience.

Extension stats

Users: 64 ▼ -2
Rating: 5.00 (6)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2016-06-02)
Creation date: 2016-06-01
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://stackoverflow.com/*
  • https://stackoverflow.com/*
Size: 8.41K

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Extension summary

Installing this extension in your Chrome browser (or perhaps a lazy co-worker's...) will prevent you from selecting (and therefore also copy+pasting) any text from stackoverflow.com.

Enjoy :)

User reviews

I forgot I had installed this 2-3 years before. I've been unable to copy paste for so long I thought it was a stack overflow update until I checked my extensions.
by Just another mind, 2021-09-16

it is so amazing!
by Charles Wang, 2018-09-22

I downloaded this, and now I don't have to be expelled from the school for academic integrity violations. Thanks, anti-copy-pasta!
by Cindi Ding, 2016-05-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

anti-copy-pasta requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

anti-copy-pasta has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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