Web Browser Add-Ons Let Users Block News Corp-Owned websites

DearAbby

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Mon Jul-25-11 12:22 PM
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Web Browser Add-Ons Let Users Block News Corp-Owned websites

Does all the talk of News Corp's alleged hacking have you feeling a bit paranoid? Well, there's an app for that.

Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers last week launched add-ons that allow users to block News Corp-owned and operated websites. Both add-ons were developed by users, not Google or Mozilla.

Chrome's add-on, "Murdoch Block" -- which boasts almost 5,000 users -- entices users to "Install this app to if you want to estimate News Corp's influence on your internet life, install it to make a statement to the Murdoch empire or install it because you've just had enough lies."

Firefox's "Murdoch Alert" add-on has been downloaded 5,783 times.

More: http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/web-browser-add-ons-let-users-block-murdoch-owned-websites.php

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itsrobert

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Mon Jul-25-11 12:48 PM
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1. Might be a good idea to set others up with this add-on

Many here set up computers for Parents, grandparents, etc. The group that Fox and Murdoch are always trying to scare. I wouldn't block Murdoch sites personnally because I want to see the lies they are spewing. Just add it on to Grandmas computer. She wouldn't even know you even did it. Or just say, "I don't want your blood pressure to take off, so I blocked Fox News. It's for your own good."

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DearAbby

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Mon Jul-25-11 12:49 PM
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2. lol

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