Kitten Block

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

Kitten Block Chrome Extension - Redirect Daily Mail & Express

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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Extension stats

By: https://www.tomroyal.com

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

Ranking

# 23,641 ▲ 110

Other rankings

#193 in News & Weather ▼ 1 #104 in block keyword 83 ▼ 13 #233 in mail keyword 58 ▼ 4 #271 in wikipedia keyword 22 ▼ 6

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Extension 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

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helps avoid exposure to low-quality journalism
Saves users time and reduces frustration
User-friendly and effective in blocking unwanted sites
Makes platforms like Twitter more usable
Essential tool for those wanting to avoid particular news outlets

Cons

Occasionally blocks benign sites (e.g., hulldailymail.co.uk)
Can be temperamental, sometimes allowing access to blocked sites
Lacks customization options for adding more sites

Most mentioned

Positive experience in reducing exposure to inflammatory journalism
Requests for updates to include more news sources
Praise for the developer and effectiveness of the extension

User reviews

Been using this since V1.0 It needs updating to include the S*n and the Star now.

Someone Bald, 2020-02-17

Thank you, not all heroes wear capes

Matt Jack, 2019-05-24

One possible problem: it blocks the web site of local newspaper hulldailymail.co.uk, which as far as I know has no relationship with the national Daily Mail.