News Blocker

Blocks news websites on your browser

As of May 2026, News Blocker has 102 users in the Workflow & Planning category.

orestes Workflow & Planning

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+36.0%

102

102

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Version

1.2

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	75	—	—	1.2
May 1, 2026	82	—	—	1.2
May 30, 2026	91	—	—	1.2
Now	102	—	—	1.2

Permissions & access

Permissions: declarativeNetRequest
Host access: None declared

Screenshots

News Blocker screenshot 1

About

When reading the news constantly affects you negatively, block them!
This extension is not configurable. Want it to be? Send a feature request.

List of blocked news sites: https://github.com/orestes/extension-news-blocker#what-websites-does-it-block

Technical

Version: 1.2
Manifest: V3
Size: 16.72KiB
Min Chrome: 88
Languages: 1
Featured: No

Metadata

ID: cgpkdjfgbnokjojgehhjmmoijngneaih
Developer ID: u83ff7707740473341fc0b0bddfaffd1f
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: May 18, 2022
Last Updated (Store): Jul 10, 2022
Last Scraped: May 30, 2026
Website: orestes.io
Support URL: https://github.com/orestes/extension-news-blocker/issues
Privacy Policy: —

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 30, 2026.