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Top Stories Remover
Removes "Top stories" on google
What is Top Stories Remover?
Top Stories Remover is a Chrome extension that blocks the 'Top stories' section from Google search results. Get rid of the clutter and focus on relevant search results with this handy extension.
Stats
By:
Vladimir
Rating:
4.19
(16)
Creation date:
2017-01-07
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Size:
25.87K
Email:
vc*****@gmail.com
Stats date:
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Summary
This extension blocks "Top stories" section from google search results
User reviews
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Pros
- Removes 'Top Stories' from Google search results
- Helps avoid unwanted news or clickbait
- Saves from sensationalism in Top Stories
- More benign web search
- Appreciation for developer's work on the extension
Cons
- Stopped working as of March 2021
- Breaks the search results page
- Needs few seconds to make 'top stories' section disappear
- Doesn't work for some users
Most mentioned
- Removal of 'Top Stories' from Google search results
- Saving users from unwanted or liberal news
- The extension stopped working
Recent reviews
It still works
by
Jamie Chamberlain, 2023-06-22
Jamie Chamberlain, 2023-06-22It's currently broken as of March 28 2021, otherwise it's been working really well
by
Rasmus Byström, 2021-03-28
Rasmus Byström, 2021-03-28Used to work great until March 2021. Now breaks the search results page (overlays the "People also ask" questions on top of search results).
by
John Smith, 2021-03-20
John Smith, 2021-03-20Safety
Risk impact
Top Stories Remover is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Top Stories Remover has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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