Good News

Blocks unwanted news stories from appearing in your Google News feed.

Good News: Customize Your Google News Feed

"Good News" is a distinctive Chrome extension that allows users to filter out undesired news stories from their Google News feed. Users can personalize their news feed through the addition of specific keywords and phrases that, when detected, result in the relevant headlines or leads being hidden. The application also offers a feature to restore the blocked stories, by either eliminating the patterns or clicking the "show" link. Additional features include faster processing, notification hiding, compatibility with new layouts, a "Silent Mode", as well as a global application extent.

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Extension stats

By: MrSethT

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.69

(228)

Version: 3.11 (Last updated: 2019-01-31)

Creation date: 2019-01-31

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
*://*/*

Size: 157.70K

Email: mr*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 16,966 ▲ 89

Other rankings

#300 in News & Weather ▼ 1 #1 in news keyword 6 #3 in good keyword 3

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

It blocks unwanted news stories from appearing in your Google news feed. Add keywords and key phrases as patterns to block. Then, any headlines or leads that contain those patterns will be hidden from view. To restore them, either remove the pattern or click the "show" link at the top of the news feed.

Import my list as a starter - https://pastebin.com/dh9TuPsL

What's new- 06/2018

first word bug
attempt to prevent overly simple keywords 05/2018
started handling new layout 07/2017
much faster
can hide notification
works with new redesign
added "Silent Mode"

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effectively blocks unwanted news topics such as celebrity news, sports, and specific terms like 'Trump'.
Helps users customize their news feed to their interests.
Users appreciate the ability to reduce unwanted articles and focus on preferred news content.

Cons

Frequently loses saved blocking terms, leading to user frustration.
Can be too aggressive, hiding entire sections of related news instead of just specific articles.
Some users report that it doesn't block all specified terms effectively.

Most mentioned

The extension is reliable when it functions properly.
Users express frustration over disappearing saved terms.
It is too aggressive in hiding related content, impacting overall news coverage.

User reviews

I've tried so many different ways to exclude football from my news feed. This is the only thing that has actually worked! Mahalo nui, Good News.

Jody Brown, 2024-12-06

Blocked "Trump" and now I don't see articles mentioning him. It did exactly what I needed it to. Hopefully an updated/newer version is made after Chrome tries to get rid of it.