# jordwest/news-feed-eradicator

A browser extension that deletes your news feed and replaces it with a nice quote

Repository: https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/news-feed-eradicator
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: webextensions, browser-extension, firefox, chrome
Last push: 2026-08-23T02:47:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 70, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4745, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 202, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1490, forks 341 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.408491+00:00)

## What it is
A browser extension that removes news feeds from social media sites and replaces them with an inspirational quote. It is built as a standard WebExtension supporting both Chrome and Firefox.

## Use cases
- block social media news feed
- hide facebook feed
- remove distractions from twitter
- replace news feed with quotes
- reduce social media scrolling
- digital wellbeing browser extension

## When to choose
- you want to keep social media accounts but eliminate the infinite feed
- you use Chrome or Firefox and want a simple, minimal blocker
- you prefer a lightweight extension focused only on feed removal

## When to avoid
- you need a full site blocker or parental control tool
- you want configurable feed filtering rather than full removal
- you need support for browsers other than Chrome or Firefox

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: browser-extension, privacy, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: social-media, digital-wellbeing, webextensions, typescript, focus

## Member repositories
- jordwest/news-feed-eradicator (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.408491+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:37.443036+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.408491+00:00, sha ba7c73c1aea3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.