Hides that annoying 'While you were away...' section on Twitter, since repeatedly telling them to stop showing it doesn't work
What is While you were away Remover?
While you were away Remover is a Chrome extension that automatically hides the 'While you were away' block from your Twitter feed, allowing you to use Twitter without interruptions.
Extension stats
By: Mark
Rating: 4.00
(8)
Creation date: 2016-02-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 58.36K
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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary
Want to remove Twitter's new "While you were away" 'feature'? This extension does just that, and nothing else.
This simple extension, worth 2 lines of code, automatically hides the "While you were away" block from your Twitter feed, meaning you can start using Twitter again the way it was intended.
May add feature to remove the follower suggestions that pop up in the middle of the timeline as well if users want.
User reviews
Does not stop the updates completely.
Works for me about half the time.
OMG I REALLY NEEDED THIS.
THANKS! WORKS WELL!
Extension safety
Risk impact
While you were away Remover requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
While you were away Remover has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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