Reddit Promoted Ad Blocker

Hide those pesky promoted Reddit ads that look like human posts!

What is Reddit Promoted Ad Blocker?

"Reddit Promoted Ad Blocker" is a Chrome extension designed to improve your browsing experience on Reddit by automatically hiding promoted ads masquerading as regular posts. With support for both new and old Reddit layouts, it ensures a cleaner interface uncluttered with unwanted ad content. The extension respects user privacy with local ad-blocking operations and requires minimal permissions. Reclaim your Reddit browsing and enjoy content without interruptions.

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By: MockeryDev

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.83 (64)

Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2024-02-28)

Creation date: 2019-09-03

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Host permissions:

*://www.reddit.com/*
*://old.reddit.com/*

Size: 29.27K

Email: mo*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 8070 ▼ 52

Other rankings

#2926 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 4

#9 in reddit keyword 41

#44 in block ads keyword 91 ▲ 7

#52 in ads keyword 73 ▼ 2

#54 in ad-blocking keyword 95 ▲ 1

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Reddit Promoted Ad Blocker is used to automatically remove promoted posts on the new (and old!) Reddit layout. Save your brain the effort of having to distinguish real posts from promoted posts.

This extension was made for free. Donations are welcomed and appreciated: https://goo.gl/i7y6CF

PATCH NOTES (FEB. 2024):

Updated to use manifest v3.

PATCH NOTES (DEC. 2020):

Updated extension name.

PATCH NOTES (SEPT. 2019):

Updated to allow support for old.reddit.com. Current users will need to allow permissions again to access this new domain.
Improved code based on a user's feedback. Thank you kind stranger!

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Actually works
Gets rid of intrusive ads
Works like a charm

Cons

Some users experienced delays in ad removal
Doesn't block ads with audio
Seems to have stopped working for some users

Most mentioned

Works like a charm
Gets rid of intrusive ads
Blocks ads on old.reddit page

Recent reviews

it's been great, although is there a way to get it to work with *://new.reddit.com/* as that's the address to use to avoid the new new version (rolling out spring 2024) and go back to the merely new version from recent years (so halfway between old and www versions).

James Jones, 2024-04-08

actually works

nick cassidy, 2024-04-02

so much win! 😍

TEHK, 2024-03-13

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Safety

Risk impact

Reddit Promoted Ad Blocker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Reddit Promoted Ad Blocker if you trust the publisher.