Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Sadblock
Block sad/depressing news from your social feeds
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sadblock launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hide posts & block sites that publish fake news on Facebook
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome Extension to get out of your Facebook News Bubble
2016 · escapeyourbubble.com · its alternatives →
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Block Facebook▲178Chrome Extension that protects your privacy by blocking FB
2018 · sarimhaq.github.io · its alternatives →
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UnDistracted▲134Selectively block features of time wasting sites in chrome
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Stop Reels▲163Hey HN, I just launched a free Chrome extension called Stop Reels — it blocks Reels/short videos on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, without breaking other features like messaging or the regular feed. Why I built it Like many people, I found myself endlessly scrolling Reels even when I only opened the apps for something specific. The algorithms are too good at hijacking attention. There are tools to block entire sites, but none I found that just surgically block Reels and Shorts — and leave the rest of the platform functional (DMs, posts, marketplace, etc). So I built…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension that hides tweets about the 2016 election
2016 · maketwittergreatagain.weebly.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension to remove Twitter's "bubbly" redesign
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension that blocks TV/Sports spoilers on any site
2015 · spoileralert.tv · its alternatives →
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OnlyHate▲117Filter out toxic positivity from social comments
Jan 2026 · only-hate.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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TLDR 2.0 ▲187Bitesized, customizable news via a chrome extension
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Discover breaking and trending news from around the web
2016 · newsprompt.co · its alternatives →
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CommentBlock▲92Avoid distracting and stressful comment sections everywhere
2020 · commentblock.org · its alternatives →
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Protect your mental health against ragebait and harmful news
Jan 2026 · its alternatives →
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Distraction Free Facebook Messenger (Chrome extension)
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Newsfeed Burner▲112Burn away distractions on Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · baitblock.app · its alternatives →
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Block distracting memes, amplify news that matters
2017 · feedly.com · its alternatives →
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There has been many recent discoveries (including the leak) about how 16 media companies dominated Google Search results, abusing their status to rank very high on a bunch of garbage they put out. And like that saying goes, I can't change the world, but I can change myself. I don't want to look at their bullshit anymore when I search for food recipes or product reviews. So this extension is my way of protesting. Full write up: https://thesolofoundernewsletter.com/p/secondpage
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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