BluesBlocker

Chrome extension to auto-block Twitter Blue subscribers on Twitter

What is BluesBlocker?

"BluesBlocker" is a retired Chrome extension designed to enhance the Twitter experience by automatically blocking or muting Twitter Blue subscribers. Feature-rich, including Allowlist, Action Queue, and filters to manage large accounts. Source code still available for users.

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By: Austin Williamson

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.69 (88)

Version: 1.0.13 (Last updated: 2024-02-24)

Creation date: 2022-11-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
alarms
cookies

Host permissions:

*://*.twitter.com/*

Size: 153.60K

Email: jo*****@thegoddamn.club

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Extension summary

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⚠️This is extension has been retired by its developer and will not be receiving further updates. The developer of this extension recommends Blue Blocker, available on the Chrome Web Store at the following address: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/blue-blocker/jgpjphkbfjhlbajmmcoknjjppoamhpmm

As of 23 February 2024, this extension has been marked unlisted by developer request. Thank you for your interest!

Blues Blocker version 1.0.13 ("Slow Your Roll" update).

Enjoy your favorite bird-flavoured microblog site, now with ottomated Blue blocking. Automatically mute, or automatically block Twitter Blue subscribers. Has options to 'avoid blocking people your account follows'.

Features: • Sophisticated Action Queue: schedules actions to occur over a period of milliseconds, seconds, or minutes, to stay within twitter action API rate limits. • Allowlist / Don't Action List: did someone you like end up in your action queue? handily undo it, and prevent further actions by clicking Undo just the once. • Chrome Local Storage: Blues Blocker remembers which actions to take, even when the page is closed. • Block Large Accounts filter: block large accounts subscribed to Blue, or don't - your choice

User reviews

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Pros

Makes Twitter more usable by filtering out unwanted replies
Allows for whitelisting of accounts
Some users reported it working well again after previous issues

Cons

Frequently stops working or has bugs
Blocks unintended accounts, including notable figures
Limited customization options and lacks necessary features
Storage limit issues causing errors
Pop-ups can be irritating and obstruct other menus

Most mentioned

Doesn't work anymore
Blocks big accounts despite user settings
Needs more customization and additional blocking options
Errors related to quota exceeded
Performance issues with the whitelist feature

User reviews

it was great, but doesn't work anymore

Husky Redd, 2024-06-12

Completely stopped working in the last couple of weeks.

Michael Parks, 2024-05-20

Great product. It doesn't work now that the site's url is exclusively x.com. The devs might need to change so that it also requests permission to x. Edit: Found a fix for the missing x.com permissions. (Save your whitelist beforehand) 1. Find your extension folder -C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\[Profile]\Extensions\ 2. In chrome go to manage extensions and find the id for bluesblocker (you will need developer mode on). In the extensions folder, there should be a folder with the id as its name. 3. Copy this folder and open the copy (or just modifiy the original) 4. Change all references of twitter.com to x.com in these two scripts/files -background.js -manifest.json 5. Go back to manage extensions in chrome, open the bluesblocker details, click load unpacked and select the version folder with the modifications. Final note, you might need to reload the unpacked folder sometimes when you turn it on after its been off. Enjoy.