HN Blocklist

This extension allows you to block users on Hacker News.

HN Blocklist: Chrome Extension to Block Users on Hacker News

HN Blocklist is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily block and avoid arguments with specific users on Hacker News. Simply click the block button on a user's comment and all their comments will be blocked for you across Hacker News. Unblock users at any time. The blocklist is personal to you and blocking applies only to comments, not submissions.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 58
5
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-08-04)
Creation date: 2015-08-03
Permissions:
  • storage
  • http://news.ycombinator.com/*
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/*
Size: 23.14K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

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

Extension safety

Risk impact

HN Blocklist 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

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