Clickbait Killer

Attempts to remove clickbait 'listicles' (from the likes of Taboola, Revcontent etc) from any web page you visit.

What is Clickbait Killer?

'Clickbait Killer' is a Chrome extension engineered to enhance your browsing experience by eliminating clickbait 'listicles' often found on various sites. It primarily targets ads from Taboola, Revcontent, Zergnet, Outbrain and contentad, contributing to a cleaner, more focused browsing environment.

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By: Adam Hey

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.86 (22)

Version: 0.4 (Last updated: 2019-01-14)

Creation date: 2019-01-13

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://www.google.co.za/*
*://www.google-analytics.com/*
*://www.google.com/*
*://mail.google.com/*

Size: 110.59K

Email: am*****@gmail.com

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# 24185 ▲ 737

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#25909 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 49

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Extension summary

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Sick and tired of Taboola's "You my like" clickbait article listings on every webpage you visit? I was too, so I decided to knock together a Chrome extension to remove them.

Clickbait Killer attempts to remove clickbait 'listicles' (from the likes of Taboola, Revcontent etc) from any web page you visit.

Currently it only removes Taboola and Revcontent "Links from the Web" lists, but please help me expand this extension's arsenal by sending me examples of sites that contain similar clickbait ads.

I'd love to hear feedback whether it's good or bad. This is just a side-project for me, but I'm keen to improve upon it where possible.

UPDATE: Added 'Zergnet', 'Outbrain' and 'contentad'

User reviews

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Pros

Effectively removes clickbait and annoying ads from various websites.
Users report feeling liberated from clickbait headlines.
Works particularly well on local news sites and major news outlets like CNN.

Cons

Inconsistent performance; works on some sites but not others.
Takes a few seconds to activate, resulting in brief exposure to unwanted ads.
Uses Google Analytics to track user activity while the extension is active.

Most mentioned

Works well on certain news websites.
Struggles with specific ad providers like RevContent and dianomi.
Users express a desire for improved functionality and reliability.

User reviews

The RevContent ads were getting worse and worse. There were tons of ads for marijuana which I don't like but could ignore. But then the ads became nasty. Verging on pornography. I have kids in my house and do NOT want them seeing these images on my monitor, nor do I want my husband seeing the images. Porn is everywhere as it is; The last thing I want to do is invite that toxic garbage into my home. Anyway, this works! I can visit my favorite news blog without cringing. Edit: Nope. Doesn't work after all. It's RevContent that I'm getting bombarded with and the ads are DIRTY. I do not want this in my home. It's Gateway Pundit that I'm seeing the ads on. I have an adblock that I can use but then it blocks the X (Twitter) posts embedded in the articles. If you could get this working I will love you to death.