# Phagocyte

> Hides articles about COVID-19. We all take the current pandemic very seriously and have adapted our lifestyles accordingly. Shouldn't we focus on our physical and mental wellbeing instead of spending a whole afternoon tracking death statistics?

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `phagocyte`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LS
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-05
- **First published:** 2020-03-31
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/phagocyte/)

## Description

Phagocyte is a Firefox add-on that hides articles about the coronavirus, enabling users to prioritize their physical and mental wellbeing. Spend less time tracking death statistics and more time on what matters.

## Rankings

- #130,778 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/phagocyte)