Daily Mail Blocker

Daily Mail Blocker

Reduce the risk of reading Daily Mail articles!

What is Daily Mail Blocker?
Daily Mail Blocker is a Chrome extension that prevents you from accidentally reading Daily Mail articles. It redirects you to the Guardian, a more reputable publication, if you click on a Daily Mail link. It also displays a warning icon in the address bar to help you avoid clicking on Daily Mail links.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 16
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2015-01-24)
Creation date: 2015-01-24
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/*
Size: 28.43K
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Summary

This extension will prevent you from accidentally finding yourself reading the Daily Mail website.

If you accidentally click on a link to the Daily Mail, you will be redirected to the Guardian, which is a much more reputable publication.

To prevent accidentally clicking on links to the Daily Mail, a small warning icon will appear in the address bar if you are viewing a page that links to the Daily Mail.

Safety
Risk impact

Daily Mail Blocker may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Daily Mail Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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