Bye Rupert

Installing this extension will block all websites that Rupert Murdoch controls.

Bye Rupert: Block All Murdoch-Controlled Websites

'Bye Rupert' is a Chrome extension designed to curb the influence of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp by blocking all of its controlled websites. This allows users to support smaller, competing websites that report unbiased news. Less pageviews for Murdoch's sites also lead to lower revenue for the corp.

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By: Mathew Carpenter

Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.84

(151)

Version: 1.0.7 (Last updated: 2021-11-06)

Creation date: 2020-02-26

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

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Size: 140.29K

Email: he*****@upstartweb.com.au

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# 11,148 ▲ 37

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#4259 in Accessibility ▼ 12 #51 in agenda keyword 10 ▲ 1

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NEW FIREFOX VERSION: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/bye-rupert/

Every day hundreds of thousands of Australians read online content that has been designed by News Corp to manipulate their readers views in order to push a political agenda. We've seen it in the past with the 2013 Federal Election, the National Broadband Network, the 2018/2019 Australian bush fires and more. When it comes to politics, Australians deserve an unbiased, fair report of proceedings, NOT low quality "journalism" that aims to make a man who renounced his Australian citizenship more money.

I made "Bye Rupert" in an attempt to stop giving his online businesses pageviews. Less pageviews lowers the amount of inventory the websites can sell which means revenue will drop. It will also allow users to support smaller websites that compete with News Corp who report the real facts without an agenda whilst having respect for their readers - something News Corp has long gone without. Put simply: installing this extension will block all websites that Rupert Murdoch controls.

Created by @matcarpenter

User reviews

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Pros

Effectively blocks Rupert Murdoch owned sites
Helps users avoid supporting disliked media corporations
Brilliant idea, appreciated by many users
Simple to install and use
Supports a better approach to media consumption

Cons

Broken back button functionality impacting web searching
Lacks customization options for blocking specific sites
Block messages feel spammy to some users

Most mentioned

Blocking Rupert Murdoch's influence
Support for avoiding Murdoch owned sites
Desire for more customization options
Appreciation for the extension's purpose
Issues with back button functionality

User reviews

So sad to see this go :(

Teneil Zerbst, 2024-12-24

This is great! Should be done for every major corporation really but Rupert Murdoch's influence is especially vile.

Colby Stearns, 2023-05-10

It's important to block Rupert Murdoch and everyone should do it. It's like wearing a mask in the covid ward at the hospital, you don't want to get infected.