# Noise Filter

> Noise Filter hides the comment sections from popular news and social media websites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `noise-filter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** noisefilterapp
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 3.25 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4
- **Last updated:** 2020-10-13
- **First published:** 2020-04-03
- **Size:** 108 KB
- **Data as of:** 2024-05-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noise-filter/)
- **Website:** [https://noisefilterapp.now.sh/](https://noisefilterapp.now.sh/)

## Description

Noise Filter is a Firefox add-on that automatically blocks comment sections on popular news and social media websites. It provides a distraction-free browsing experience by hiding comment sections from Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. With features like pause and whitelist, users have control over which websites' comment sections they want to view.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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