Privacy Redirect

Privacy Redirect

Redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and more to privacy friendly alternatives.

What is Privacy Redirect?
'Privacy Redirect' is a Chrome extension that makes your internet browsing safer by redirecting social media platforms like Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, as well as Google Maps, to privacy respecting alternatives. This extension allows for setting custom instances and toggling all redirects on or off according to your requirement. The extension supports Nitter, Invidious, Bibliogram, OpenStreetMap and many more privacy alternatives.
Stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.03 (36)
Version: 1.1.49 (Last updated: 2021-07-25)
Creation date: 2020-06-07
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
Size: 59.67K
URLs: Website
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Privacy Redirect
Privacy Redirect (v1.1.49)
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★ More Info: ℹ️ • Nitter - https://github.com/zedeus/nitter • Invidious - https://github.com/omarroth/invidious • Bibliogram - https://github.com/cloudrac3r/bibliogram • OpenStreetMap - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org

Allows for setting custom instances, toggling all redirects on/off and more.

The code for this web extension is available on Github - https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect.

★ Donate: 👨🏻‍💻 If you like this extension and are financially able please consider buying me a coffee to show your appreciation and support the continuation of the project.

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Customizable redirection of websites
  • Helps to avoid tracking and improve privacy
  • Simple to use and integrate with browser
  • Useful for bypassing YouTube and other default website players
Cons
  • Not maintained or updated regularly
  • Instances and redirects may not always work or be up to date
  • Some alternative sites for YouTube and other platforms may not work
Most mentioned
  • Not maintained and potentially abandoned
  • Issues with redirects and instances not working
  • Useful for bypassing default YouTube player
Recent reviews
by kayronnBR kayronnBR, 2024-02-29

This was exactly what I was looking for. I just wish there was a section to add unlisted sites to redirect. I hope you add something like that in the next updates.
by Reed Raft Reed Raft, 2023-09-01

Please remove https://nitter.pussthecat.org from the default redirect (they've shut down). Cheers
by Martin Kaskatiyski Martin Kaskatiyski, 2023-05-26
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Safety
Risk impact

Privacy Redirect 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 Privacy Redirect if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Privacy Redirect has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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