Web Content Filter (within your Browser)

Web Content Filter (within your Browser)

A content filter for websites, emulating dansguardian’s score-based filter in JavaScript.

What is Web Content Filter (within your Browser)?
Web Content Filter (within your Browser) is a rule-based content filter for websites. It uses keywords to calculate a score, and if the score exceeds a certain limit, the page is blocked. Customizable through managed storage.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 308 ▼ -14
Rating: 5.00 (4)
Version: 1.6.3 (Last updated: 2019-12-01)
Creation date: 2019-11-27
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
Size: 53.27K
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Merlin
Summary

A rule-based content filter inside your browser.

The rules are taken from e2guardian: It has a number of key words, which it tries to find on the web page. For each word found, a score is incremented. If a certain limit is passed, the page is blocked.

You can set values via managed storage administratively. You can customize the block page. See https://www.patreon.com/posts/web-content-1-3-20710067.

User reviews
very good for blocking porn
by James Bond James Bond, 2021-06-23
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Safety
Risk impact

Web Content Filter (within your Browser) 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 Web Content Filter (within your Browser) if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Web Content Filter (within your Browser) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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