Epilepsy Blocker

Helping people with photosensitive epilepsy stay safe online

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-01-26

By: alexander.sideris.west

Users: 104

Rating: 2.33 (3)

Version: 1.0.41 (Last updated: 2019-08-27)

Creation date: 2019-08-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
storage
tabs
alarms
notifications

Size: 92.00K

URLs: Website

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Summary

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Epilepsy Blocker is a simple chrome extension that analyzes animated GIFs while you are browsing the web and blocks the ones that may cause an epileptic seizure. Think of it as an AdBlocker but for dangerous flashing GIFs. It uses a specialized algorithm based on the work of leading scientists in photosensitive epilepsy, like Dr. Harding from Cambridge University and Professor Binnie from King's College London.

User reviews

It doesn't work on videos or gifs containing flashing lights. If you are photosensitive or epileptic in anyway, don't use this until they fix it.

Jayy Meyerholt, 2021-10-25

If you have Epilepsy dont use this, it does absolutely nothing to stop dangerous gifs and doesn't "scan" 80% of them but when it does it said SAFE on a rapid flashing of colours gif, dont rely on this as its useless.

Watch Dogs 2, 2019-10-08

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Safety

Risk impact

Epilepsy Blocker may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.