# Shutup YouTube

> Keep Youtubes opinions to itself.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/shutup\_youtube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/shutup_youtube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `shutup_youtube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BG Dev
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-10
- **First published:** 2020-11-17
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shutup_youtube/)

## Description

Shutup YouTube is a privacy-focused Firefox add-on that eliminates annoying nagging, restores dislikes, and stops the display of recommended, news, and Covid content. Never be bothered by YouTube's unwanted opinions again.

## Rankings

- #32,211 — Overall
- #108 — cryptocurrency

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `*://youtube.com/*`
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/shutup_youtube)