Removes news stories from annoying web sources (i.e. huffingtonpost.com) or topics you don't wish to see on Bing or Google News.

Latest Version

Version
0.100.37
Update
June 20, 2018
Size
543KiB
Developer
Category
Users
224
Rating
3.25 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
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SANS - Stop Annoying News Extension

NEW VERSION v.37

***PLEASE*** If you find something that isn't working properly, please let me know before rating SANS poorly. Your feedback helps us make this product better! ***

That being said, I realize that many of you are here to purposefully sabotage this free offering with negative reviews and one star ratings. Which is sad as it took many hours of work to create SANS.

SANS works on GOOGLE and BING news ONLY.

I hope SANS helps you!!

If you like SANS please take a moment and give it a good rating :-)

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Now.. a little about SANS from the developer:

If you're like me, you like your online news the way you like your coffee... the way YOU LIKE IT.

Stop Annoying News or \"SANS\" allows you to block online sources by domain (i.e. huffingtonpost.com or washingtonpost.com) or by topic keyword (i.e. \"Kardashian\" or \"Alec Baldwin\") from staying in your news feed.

SANS allows you to quickly add sites or keywords that you don't want to see. You have the option to 'fade' stories or remove them from view completely. It blocks the same content on both Google and Bing news portals.

If you have a question or feature request, please hit the SUPPORT tab and send me a message.

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Recent Build Notes:

0.100.37 - Support for Google's new format (June 2018).

0.100.36 - Support for Bing's new card format (March 2018).

0.100.35 - Support for Bing's new card format (2017).

0.100.34 - Backup and restore your Blocklist

0.100.33 - Updated to work with Google news domains other than news.google.com. (i.e. news.google.fr)

0.100.31 - Updated to work with the new Google News layout.

0.100.30 - Minor updates. Better sorting for block list.

0.100.29 - Better garbage collection and performance enhancements.

0.100.28 - Added support for 48 hour keyword blocking. Right click a word and choose to block it temporarily from the SANS context menu. This is great for when you are saturated with a trending topic but don't want to permanently add it.

0.100.27 - Added support for 'Right click blocking'. Select a keyword and right click. Choose 'Block' from the SANS menu.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install SANS - Stop Annoying News extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install SANS - Stop Annoying News extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install SANS - Stop Annoying News extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install SANS - Stop Annoying News extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download SANS - Stop Annoying News extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a SANS - Stop Annoying News extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the SANS - Stop Annoying News Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for SANS - Stop Annoying News extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download SANS - Stop Annoying News extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install SANS - Stop Annoying News extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension file

Select and download the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your SANS - Stop Annoying News extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the SANS - Stop Annoying News extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install SANS - Stop Annoying News extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Damian Damianio (ID: 00000048dfb0cd9c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/07/2022 This is the best addon I have ever downloaded. Now I can blacklist the C nineteen word. All these reviews saying it doesn't work must be outdated info cuz here in February 2022 it works! however it doesn't like special characters which is unfortunate since this makes blocking ï (i with 2 dots) not possible

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Mark Grant (ID: 0000006d8f925494) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/12/2021 This might have been useful once, but at least as of 3/12/2021 it removes the text of the story but leaves the rest of the browser object intact (image, etc) so it looks ugly. If this is by design, then it's bad design, but I'm assuming that it worked in a more useful fashion once but a change to google news broke it.

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Allen Awesomeness (ID: 0000004dc2cfac23) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/25/2020 Doesn't do anything to bing, still shows the trending news section or whatever that's called.

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Mickael (ID: 0000003ae347c8e8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/30/2018 Seems to be working great so far. It completely removes the topics you don't want to see which is what I wanted to do. You just need to enter keywords like "Trump" "Kavanaugh" or else and you won't see it anymore

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Chris Ryan (ID: 0000000f2ed2900f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/08/2018 This is a great app that protects you from being inundated with depressing and disturbing news stories that is subconsciously harmful to your mental health.