Daily Mail Blocker

Reduce the risk of reading Daily Mail articles!

Daily Mail Blocker - Reduce the risk of reading Daily Mail articles!

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.
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Extension stats

Users: 15
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2015-01-24)
Creation date: 2015-01-24
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/*
Size: 28.43K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension 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.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Daily Mail Blocker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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