Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads

Filter Google search results to hide AI overviews, ads, discussions or videos. You choose.

What is Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads?

Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads is a Chrome extension that allows users to hide Google search results such as AI overviews, discussions, shopping blocks, videos, and sponsored links. It also provides the option to search the Google web results tab from the address bar.

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Extension stats

By: geekinchief

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.79 (156) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2024-06-04)

Creation date: 2024-05-19

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://*.google.com/search*
*://*.google.co.uk/search*

Size: 178.18K

Email: ge*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 5467 ▼ 8

Other rankings

#3613 in Tools ▼ 9

#10 in ai keyword 53 ▲ 6

#22 in google keyword 94 ▲ 3

#74 in google keep keyword 49 ▼ 6

#100 in google search keyword 47 ▼ 20

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Extension summary

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Don't like the new Google AI overviews appearing in your search results? Perhaps you don't like the discussions section or the shopping blocks or even the sponsored links? This extension lets you hide them. It simply uses CSS to set those areas of the page to be hidden (display="none").

AI overviews are hidden by default but the options menu lets you choose what else you might want to hide: Videos, Discussion blocks, shopping blocks, "readers also ask" and sponsored blocks are also available to hide. Note that, if Google changes its CSS, we'll have to update the extension to keep pace.

You can also search the Google web results tab from your address bar by hitting w + space and then entering your query.

Version 1.3: Fixes bug with "people also ask filtering," now filters out AI overviews and ads in non-English Google display languages, including: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese (Taiwan and PRC) and Japanese.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works as advertised to remove Google AI overviews and ads
Improves overall browsing experience by making search results more relevant
User-friendly and essential for those who dislike AI-generated content

Cons

Does not work for everyone; some users report that it fails to perform its function
Can cause issues where Google search results disappear entirely

Most mentioned

Thanks for the developers
Appreciation for the extension's functionality
Frustration with Google's AI features
Desire for basic settings within Chrome itself

Recent reviews

Doesn't work at all; does read all your data. Have reported it.

while being jezebel, 2024-11-17

Yury yuryryan, 2024-11-15

Elivorp Morgan, 2024-11-09

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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