# Negative News Filter

> This extension hides article links containing specific words on news sites. You can also hide annoying elements such as sidebars and comments all at once. Supported sites can be added by sending requests on GitHub.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/negative-news-filter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/negative-news-filter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `negative-news-filter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sanlun
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 143
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-10
- **First published:** 2023-02-22
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/negative-news-filter/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sanlun1/negative-news-filter](https://github.com/sanlun1/negative-news-filter)

## Description

**Negative News Filter** is a Chrome extension designed to help you customize your news reading experience by hiding article links containing unwanted words on various news websites. It supports a wide range of sites including major newspapers, TV networks, general internet news, Japanese-language overseas media, business, opinion magazines, and sports and entertainment portals.

Key features include:
- Automatically hiding article links with specified NG (no-go) words.
- "Force Mode" for hiding links on websites that don’t officially support the extension.
- Ability to hide annoying elements such as sidebars, comments, related articles, and rankings all at once.

Users can request additional news sites to be supported via the project's GitHub page, ensuring that the extension evolves according to user needs. This tool is ideal for anyone looking to reduce exposure to negative or unwanted news content while browsing top news sources efficiently.

## Rankings

- #9,716 — Overall
- #28 — news
- #179 — yahoo
- #224 — film

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanlun1/negative-news-filter/main/rules.json`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/negative-news-filter)