This is Clickbait

This is Clickbait

Shows whether the article is clickbait or not on Facebook & YouTube

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-07-19
Users: 657
Rating: 4.18 (11)
Version: 0.0.7 (Last updated: 2017-02-04)
Creation date: 2017-02-04
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://www.facebook.com/*
  • https://www.facebook.com/*
  • https://clickbait-detector.herokuapp.com/*
Size: 61.75K
Price: Free
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Summary

NEW Not a clickbait to "Not Clickbait"

chrome extension helps to detect whether the title of the post on Facebook is clickbait or not using deep learning.

People continually fall for clickbait and as Wired in it's article mentioned Whether you think clickbait is on the rise, obscurant and self-negating, not such a big deal, or the root of all evil, one thing is clear about it: It’s increasingly hard to pin down.

A lot of editors use clickbait in an effort to manipulate you or grab your attention. The difference with clickbait is you’re often aware of this manipulation, and yet helpless to resist it. It’s at once obvious in its bait-iness, and somehow still effective bait.

But with this small chrome extension using deep learning one can easily identify whether an article is clickbait or not on Facebook.

Special Thanks to : Saurabh Mathur. (https://github.com/saurabhmathur96/clickbait-detector)

User reviews
It works most of the time but I wish I could manually report stuff too!
by John from tennessee John from tennessee, 2018-03-19

Very poor quality algorithm: nearly all false positives. Whatever algorithm it uses appears to be quite poor at differentiating "clickbait" from real news, which undermines its usefulness. It marked a wildly one-sided survey from Trump as "Not Clickbait" but a factual article from my Senator as Clickbait.
by Dave Land Dave Land, 2017-02-17

It works great, however, sometimes it detects clickbait when there sometimes isn't. Pair this with an adblocker, and you are good to go
by Nikhil Paranjape Nikhil Paranjape, 2017-01-31
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Risk impact

This is Clickbait may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

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This is Clickbait may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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