CovidFreeWeb

This extension tries to reduce the strain by constant covid news and spam on social networks which can lead to panic

CovidFreeWeb: Reduce Covid news and spam on social networks

CovidFreeWeb is a Firefox add-on that aims to reduce the strain caused by constant Covid news and spam on social networks. It filters and blurs out content, allowing users to choose whether to see it by hovering over it. Currently supported platforms include Twitter, Reddit, and Google Search (news cards & results).

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Add-on stats

By: DavidM42

Daily users: 3

Rating: 5.00

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Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2020-03-16)

Version code: 4983484

Creation date: 2020-03-15

Firefox on Android: Yes

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Permissions:

tabs

Size: 161.47K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 43,360 ▼ 187

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome

Not available on Android

Not available on Edge

User reviews

https://is.gd/stats.php?url=3dbpsx is another one of these great helpful add-ons which the masses want so badly now, besides this one, of course. More and more people come down on the right side of this controversy! Too bad the one that killed the reminder on youtube has gone from AMO, but it had a bug, admittedly.

by kiwi, 2020-12-29

by Niklas Merz, 2020-03-16

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

CovidFreeWeb requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

CovidFreeWeb has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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