CovHide-19

Take a break from pandemic news! This extension attempts to hide blocks of text that include Coronavirus and COVID-19.

CovHide-19: Take a Break from Pandemic News

CovHide-19 is a Chrome extension that attempts to hide blocks of text containing Coronavirus and COVID-19 by setting their text color to the same as the background color. It provides a much-needed break from the constant influx of pandemic news, allowing users to focus on other content.
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Extension stats

Users: 19
-6
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2020-03-15)
Creation date: 2020-03-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 1.53M

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Take a break from pandemic news! This extension attempts to hide blocks of text that include Coronavirus and COVID-19 by setting the text color to the same as its background color. Be prepared to disable the extension - this is pretty experimental.

Coming soon:

  • click button to disable
  • better hiding and page structure after hiding
  • "smarter" ?

Extension safety

Risk impact

CovHide-19 requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

CovHide-19 has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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