# DataShield Media Blocker

> Prevents download of third party media files (Video,Images,CSS,JS,Fonts) reducing data usage and increasing load times.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/datashield-media-blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/datashield-media-blocker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `datashield-media-blocker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 3vcloud
- **Category:** web-development,photos-music-videos,other
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.89 / 5 (9 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-01-27
- **Size:** 101 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/datashield-media-blocker/)

## Description

DataShield Media Blocker is a Firefox add-on that prevents the download of third party media files such as video, images, CSS, JS, and fonts. It reduces data usage and increases load times for users with limited data plans or on-the-go internet access.

## Rankings

- #37,424 — Overall
- #121 — data
- #145 — media
- #179 — x data

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `contentSettings`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/datashield-media-blocker)