Stop Clickbait

Notifying clickbait content to online news readers

Stop Clickbait - Identify and Block Clickbait Content

Stop Clickbait is a Chrome extension that works across multiple websites to identify clickbait content and notify it to the user. It provides the option to block similar clickbait and report misclassified links, helping improve the extension. Currently, it works on selected websites with plans to cover more in the future.

Extension stats

Users: 1,568+
Rating: 3.82
(33)
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2018-01-17)
Creation date: 2018-01-17
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • tabs
  • http://localhost:9000/
  • http://cnerg.iitkgp.ac.in/p/stop_clickbait/*
  • http://35.162.154.107/
  • http://ec2-35-162-39-236.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/
Size: 231.42K

Other platforms

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

This extension works across multiple websites to identify clickbait content and notify it to the user. The user can block similar clickbait content (which works similar to adblock). It also has the option to ​report undetected links as clickbait. The user can also report misclassified links which are mistakenly detected as clickbait. Such feedback helps in improving the extension. It currently works on a number of selected websites. We would cover more websites in future.

User reviews

It's messing with the Youtube UI, had to disable all extensions one by one
by Juani Garay, 2023-01-23

It's interfering with the buttons on youtube somehow.

Didn't block common clickbait like zergnet.com
by Michael Spivey, 2018-02-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Stop Clickbait requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Stop Clickbait may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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