Nobias

Name: Nobias
Rating: 4.724137931034483 (29 reviews)
Author: https://nobias.com

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Nobias is a powerful Chrome extension designed to provide valuable insights on the news you read online by detecting hidden biases and assessing credibility before you click. It highlights political leanings (left, center, right) and financial slants (buy, neutral, sell) of articles, allowing you to identify bias in Google Search results, Facebook News Feed, and select news sites. Nobias also checks the credibility of authors and sources using trusted databases like LexisNexis, promoting confidence in your news consumption.

Acting like a "Fitbit for your media diet," Nobias helps you break out of filter bubbles and retrain algorithms by offering context on the articles you see, improving your media literacy and productivity. With coverage tracking over 80% of links on major platforms and thousands of news sources, Nobias enables selective reading and awareness of diverse perspectives for a well-rounded worldview. Stay informed and manage the quality of your daily news intake with Nobias.

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Version:

1.2.8 Last updated: 2021-02-16

Creation date:

2019-08-18

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Permissions:

activeTab
history
identity
storage
webNavigation
https://api.nobias.me/v1/*
https://nobias.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.com/login

Size:

4.48M

Email:

ta*****@nobias.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

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Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 36,555 ▼ 719

Other rankings

#12826 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 38 #54 in author keyword 10 ▲ 12 #87 in article keyword 20 ▲ 21 #140 in include keyword 10 ▲ 45

User reviews

Nobias is a helpful Chrome extension that assists users in identifying political bias and credibility of news articles, thereby aiding in filtering fake news and exposing diverse viewpoints. It functions well across many sources and integrates with popular platforms. However, it occasionally misjudges news source credibility, especially internationally, and only informs rather than blocks content. Overall, users find it valuable for navigating biased media environments and breaking personalized filter bubbles.

Pros

Effectively identifies political bias and credibility of news articles before reading.
Helps users detect fake news and filter out biased content.
Works well with various news sources and integrates smoothly with platforms like Google Search and Facebook News Feed.
Supports breaking filter bubbles by exposing multiple points of view.
User-friendly and runs quietly in the background without disrupting browsing experience.

Cons

Sometimes misclassifies credibility or bias, leading to incorrect ratings for certain news sources.
Limited coverage of some international publications reducing its usefulness for global readers.
Does not block articles outright, leaving the final choice to the user which may limit its filtering effectiveness.

Recent reviews

Unfortunately, it got the article ratings wrong too often to be really useful.

John Franson, 2020-09-11

A smart and friendly little watchdog that warns you about fake news and bias content.

Juan Mendez, 2019-08-19

Super helpful extension and works very well with many sources - would highly recommend! It's impossible to be familiar with every news source and this does a good job of assessing and helping you filter the noise

Damla Ozdalga, 2019-07-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Nobias requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Nobias has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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