News Guardian

Warns against fake news, satire, or questionable content across several sites.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-11-27

By: http://bytestemplar.com

Users: 100

Rating: 5.00 (3)

Version: 1.1.8 (Last updated: 2017-09-15)

Creation date: 2017-09-15

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
*://*.facebook.com/*
*://*.google.com/search*
*://*.reddit.com/r/*

Size: 35.27K

URLs: Website

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Summary

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Fake news, satire, and sites with questionable content are a serious problem on the internet. Even the most vigilant of users can mistakenly link to one of them without looking closer.

With a database of hundreds of websites, News Guardian will draw attention to these articles in your Facebook news feed, Google search, and more, to warn you that an article might not be what it seems on the surface, or requires further investigation.

News Guardian does NOT censor content, nor does it apply labels. It merely adds a customizable tint to the background color of linked content to remind you to check the source.

Site list additions/discussion: https://github.com/Fortyseven/News-Guardian/issues

News Guardian is open source! Fork it at: https://github.com/Fortyseven/News-Guardian

(This extension is a streamlined successor to 'Gag Reflex'.)

What's new in 1.1.8:

Over a dozen new domains

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Risk impact

News Guardian is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install News Guardian if you trust the publisher.