# ShortsGuard

> Block YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels, and TikTok

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `shortsguard`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aashish Chapain
- **Category:** privacy-security,photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-01
- **First published:** 2026-05-29
- **Size:** 145 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shortsguard/)
- **Website:** [https://shortsguard.chapainaashish.com.np/](https://shortsguard.chapainaashish.com.np/)

## Description

ShortsGuard removes distracting short videos from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok so you can focus on what matters.

Control each platform your way:
• YouTube Shorts - hide and block Shorts from your homepage, search results, and sidebar
• Instagram Reels - remove Reels from your feed and profile tabs
• Facebook Reels - hide Reels from your feed and Watch section
• TikTok - block the entire site

Key Features
• Choose what to block - enable one platform, all platforms, or any combination
• One-click master switch - turn everything on or off instantly
• Saves your settings - your preferences are remembered automatically
• Lightweight & fast - minimal browser impact, no slowdown
• Private by design - no accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Everything stays on your device.

## Rankings

- #43,913 — Overall
- #180 — tiktok

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `*://*.facebook.com/*`
- `*://*.instagram.com/*`
- `*://*.tiktok.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.facebook.com`
- `*.instagram.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, tiktok.com
- 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/shortsguard)