Block News Websites

Blocks access to distracting News Websites to focus on your task

As of May 2026, Block News Websites has 433 users and a 3.18/5 rating from 11 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

Usersup 3.3 percent+3.3%
433
433
Ratingup 6.0 percent+6.0%
3.18
11 reviews
Reviewsup 10.0 percent+10.0%
11
Version
1.6
Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

437.36427.5417.64Apr 1, 2026May 30, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 1, 20264193.00101.6
Apr 20, 20264203.18111.6
May 6, 20264363.18111.6
May 17, 20264343.18111.6
May 30, 20264203.18111.6
Now4333.18111.6

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabs
Host access
https://jua836hit2.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/default/checksummm/*

Screenshots

Block News Websites screenshot 1

About

News website blocker.

This extension blocks more than 5000 news websites.
When you try to open the tab of any of the blocked news website, this extension will close the tab directly.

This extension blocks many news websites like bbc, nytimes, washington post, cnn, nbc, fox news, etc.

To request addition of any new website, write on the support tab.

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Technical

Version
1.6
Manifest
V3
Size
59.6KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u7955eb0c13839b7f567b00b32fc2b995
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jan 8, 2022
Last Updated (Store)
May 22, 2025
Last Scraped
May 30, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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