# HN Blocklist

> This extension allows you to block users on Hacker News.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hn-blocklist](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hn-blocklist)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hn-blocklist`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** phailyoor
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 0.0.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-12-04
- **Size:** 588 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hn-blocklist/)

## Description

HN Blocklist is a Firefox add-on that allows you to block users on Hacker News. This extension is not supported by the original author for Firefox, but you can contact me if it is not working.

## Rankings

- #55,075 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `http://news.ycombinator.com/*`
- `https://news.ycombinator.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `news.ycombinator.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hn-blocklist)