News Blocker

Blocks news websites on your browser
What is News Blocker?
News Blocker is a Chrome extension that allows you to block news websites on your browser, helping you avoid negative effects caused by constant news reading. It is a non-configurable extension, but you can send a feature request if you want to customize it. Learn more about the blocked news sites on GitHub.

Extension stats

Users: 30 ▼ -1
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2022-07-10)
Creation date: 2022-05-17
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • declarativeNetRequest
Size: 17.12K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

When reading the news constantly affects you negatively, block them! This extension is not configurable. Want it to be? Send a feature request.

List of blocked news sites: https://github.com/orestes/extension-news-blocker#what-websites-does-it-block

Extension safety

Risk impact

News Blocker does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

News Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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