/Distraction-Blocker

Chrome-Extensions to block YouTube Home screen thumbnails and shorts.

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Distraction-Blocker

Chrome-Extensions to block most of the noise from social networks (Youtube, Instagram).

Purpose of project

This repository is filled with chrome extensions I developed as I couldn't find any online in order to reduce my regretted time on social media whilst on my computer. Rather than not using social media at all, this is to increase my controlling the noise (subjective of course) on platforms like Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.

Primary Goal

  • Improving Javascript and Web Designing in general through this project-based approach.

Secondary Goal

  • Learn about Search Algorithms in different platforms and Search in general
  • Page Rank algorithm etc.

Extensions within the Repo

Youtube Extensions:

  1. Create settings page: options to get rid of shorts, other noisy UI interfaces
  2. Block titles with certain words (settings list)
  3. Get rid of Music, playlist etc...

Instagram Extensions:

  1. Get rid of everything except for 'messages'
  2. Block url for reels

Future project goals:

  • Train an AI model to get rid of click-baity thumbnails ("Things I wish I knew", "Tier list", )
  • Add Llamma 3.1
  • Be able to draw patterns from past extensions on new things.