Kitten Block

Redirects the Daily Mail and Daily Express websites to Tea and Kittens.

What is Kitten Block?

KittenBlock is a unique extension for Chrome users. When browsing the web in the UK, it's challenging to avoid occasional visits to popular yet controversial tabloid sites; particularly the Daily Mail and Daily Express. Kitten Block solves this by redirecting any traffic to these sites towards a collection of charming kitten photos on www.teaandkittens.co.uk. This extension has no override option and requires no configurations, but can be disabled at will. With its recent v1.1 update, it's now compatible with the latest versions of Chrome.

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By: https://www.tomroyal.com

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.86 (64)

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2018-09-08)

Creation date: 2018-09-08

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs

Size: 18.87K

Email: to*****@tomroyal.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 22655 ▼ 247

Other rankings

#180 in News & Weather ▲ 1 #218 in mail keyword 52 ▼ 3 #269 in wikipedia keyword 28 ▼ 2 #278 in daily keyword 29 ▲ 1

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Summary

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The Daily Mail and Daily Express are popular UK tabloid newspapers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Express

When using the internet in the UK it's almost impossible to avoid occasionally accessing the website of one or the other, even if one finds their political and social outlook unpleasant or offensive.

KittenBlock is designed to solve this problem. It performs one simple function: if the browser is directed to either website it will be redirected instead to a selection of photos from http://www.teaandkittens.co.uk.

There is no override option, and there are no options to configure. The extension can be disabled in the usual manner should the user wish.

NEW: Updated v1.1 changes the manifest file format, so this extension works with recent versions of Chrome.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Blocks access to tabloid news websites
Prevents accidental clicks on harmful websites
Helps prevent traffic going to harmful websites

Cons

Temperamental blocking
Does not cover all related websites
May give false positives for benign websites

Most mentioned

Blocks access to harmful news websites
Helps prevent accidental clicks on harmful websites
Needs updating to include more websites

Recent reviews

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Safety

Risk impact

Kitten Block may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.