blocks you from going to a clickbait site!
ClickbaitBlock - Block Clickbait Sites
ClickbaitBlock is a Chrome extension that blocks your access to clickbait sites. It helps you avoid deceptive and misleading content by implementing a block feature. Get rid of clickbait and stay focused on quality content with ClickbaitBlock.
Extension stats
Manifest V2
Permissions:
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
Size: 24.52K
Full description: See detailed description
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
User reviews
innefective
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Michal Palczewski, 2015-07-02
I'm happy it's open source and can be improved, but it doesn't work very well in blocking clickbait because it's often shorturl'd and this only runs before page load - doesn't stop you from seeing or clicking the links.
Would be much more effective if it would find links, resolve their hosts, and then style those elements away. Even better if it handled social media in a sexy way, such as overlaying ontop of the expanded twitter and facebook links rather than just the text url.
Food for thought, would be way more work than this was to make and I don't have the patience to do it myself :p Thanks for the cool extension though, might use it as a starting point to learn how to make extensions of my own...
by
A Google user, 2015-05-12
Well executed, needs more options, like adding own sites to block list. You wouldn't believe how many click bait sites Sweden has....
by
Georgy Sabanov, 2015-02-12
Extension safety
Risk impact
ClickbaitBlock requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of ClickbaitBlock. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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