Shorts & Reels Blocker - Digital Wellbeing
Combat short-form content addiction by blocking YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.
As of June 2026, Shorts & Reels Blocker - Digital Wellbeing has 948 users and a 3.91/5 rating from 11 reviews in the Productivity category.
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11 reviews
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Version
1.4.0
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 20, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | 753 | 3.80 | 10 | 1.4.0 |
| May 5, 2026 | 882 | 3.80 | 10 | 1.4.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 897 | 3.91 | 11 | 1.4.0 |
| May 28, 2026 | 940 | 3.91 | 11 | 1.4.0 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 894 | 3.91 | 11 | 1.4.0 |
| Now | 948 | 3.91 | 11 | 1.4.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageactiveTab
- Host access
- *://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.instagram.com/*
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About
A simple extension that helps you avoid the endless scrolling of short-form content by: • Blocking YouTube Shorts from your feed and sidebar • Hiding Instagram Reels from your feed and navigation • Toggle blocking on/off with easy switches • Works seamlessly on both platforms
Technical
- Version
- 1.4.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 52.54KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- hddclpebfglijbmapdjminkkcafchkmb
- Developer ID
- ub986c962b04c6302d9e2fb3d25368b8a
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Dec 27, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jul 7, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.