Y!News Excluder

This is an extension that excludes articles whose title contains the specified word from Yahoo! News.

Y!News Excluder - Customize Your Yahoo! News Experience

"Y!News Excluder" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance user experience on Yahoo! News. It allows users to exclude articles with titles containing specified keywords. Users can indicate multiple keywords separated by line breaks. The extension supports English and is case sensitive. It also supports Manifest V3 and 'yahoo.com'.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3 Crawl from: Japan
Users: 50,000+
Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2023-08-23)
Creation date: 2020-04-24
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 34.34K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Y!News Excluder (v1.0.0)
847 5.00 (8)
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Effectively removes unwanted news articles and sources
  • Allows users to input specific keywords to filter news
  • Improves browsing experience by reducing exposure to annoying or distressing content
  • Easy to install and use
  • Highly recommended by satisfied users for blocking inflammatory articles
Cons
  • Recent issues with blocking functionality after updates
  • Some articles still appear despite settings for specific sources and keywords
  • Difficulty in bulk editing or setting removal preferences for multiple keywords at once
  • A few users have experienced the clearing of saved filter settings
Most mentioned
  • The ability to block specific keywords and sources
  • Increased comfort while browsing Yahoo News by removing unwanted or annoying articles
  • Recent functionality issues with certain news sources not being blocked as intended
  • Overall satisfaction with the extension's ability to enhance news browsing experience
User reviews
ヤフーニュースでロコ・ソラーレとかいうカーリングチームの話題がウザすぎたので試してみたら綺麗さっぱりなくなりました。 おすすめです。
by たたたかかか, 2025-02-07

ダイヤモンド・オンライン、東洋経済、プレジデントオンライン、ゲンダイ系といった 煽り記事しか書かないソース元を根こそぎ消したくてぐぐったらこの神アプリにたどり着きました。 不安や憎悪、分断を煽るタイトルを見て気分を悪くしたくない人におすすめです。
by おっちゃん, 2025-01-30

これでくるまのニュースとかいう釣り記事しか配信しない悪質サイトが表示されなくなり快適です
by Kotetsu TKm, 2024-12-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Y!News Excluder requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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