News Improver™

Improves the news significantly.
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Based on xkcd comic 1288, this extension drastically improves the news by replacing certain words and phrases with better words and phrases.

Manifest V2 Extension
By:
matthewmorrone
Users:
1
Version:
1.0 Last updated: 2013-11-08
Creation date:
2013-11-08
Risk:
Low risk impact High risk likelihood
Size:
38.06K
Email:
ma*****@gmail.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
2 years ago

Extension safety

Risk impact

News Improver™ requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Risk likelihood

News Improver™ may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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