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

Manifest V2
By: MrSethT
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.69
(228)
Version: 3.11 (Last updated: 2019-01-31)
Creation date: 2019-01-31
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • *://*/*
Size: 157.70K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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.
by 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.
by Kevin Dunleavy, 2024-11-27

When I added terms to it that I didn't want to see, it worked. However, I recently noticed that many of these terms were showing up. I didn't understand why, and I didn't check this extension to see what the problem was. Today, I saw a new item that I wasn't interested in, so I went to add it to this extension, and I noticed that ALL of my previous entries had been wiped clean. I don't know what happened, but probably two years or so worth of entries were simply gone. That's not acceptable. If that's a flaw in this extension, it means that this is an extension that doesn't belong in the Play Store. To sum up, when it was working, it was working just fine, but when I discovered that all my entries had vanished, that made this a really problematic extension. Edit: It happened a second time. I added terms back into the database, and w/in a few weeks, they'd disappeared. I'm uninstalling this addon, b/c I don't trust it not to harm my browser.
by Jeff Green, 2023-09-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Good News requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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