Sidebar of Sanity

Translates Daily Mail 'Sidebar of Shame' content from Fail into English.
What is Sidebar of Sanity?
"Sidebar of Sanity" is a Chrome extension that translates the 'Sidebar of Shame' content from Daily Mail's website into plain English, allowing you to avoid clicking on their meaningless stories.

Extension stats

Users: 13 ▲ 2
Rating: 5.00 (6)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2016-06-24)
Creation date: 2016-06-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 22.92K

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Extension summary

Had to visit the Daily Mail for news, only to find yourself sucked into the "sidebar of shame" that sits there on the right hand side, tempting you with meaningless drivel? Don't let their clever puns (ha!) and catchy headlines draw you in - install Sidebar of Sanity to see plain English descriptions of the stories to remind you that they're really not worth clicking on at all...

NEW: Updated June 24th 2016 in light of recent "EUvents"...

User reviews

I don't visit the Daily Mail website, because I'm not either a bigot or a moron, however if I ever accidentally do I now have this wonderful extension to make the experience less awful. Many thanks.
by David Goldsworthy, 2015-08-08

Makes it a much less irritating experience to browse the site.
by Paul Birkett, 2015-07-29

Brilliant! Makes the sidebar pleasant and enjoyable.
by Scott Konowal, 2014-03-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Sidebar of Sanity requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Sidebar of Sanity has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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