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Hide Google News Tab and Top Stories

55 users Rated 5.00 from 2 ratings Last updated 31 May 2025

By Artur Kovalchuk Live in the Chrome Web Store dfahiidihjdjdielghbcgoleigcjakkk Last checked 26 Sep 2026, 23:44 UTC

The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check

Hides the News tab and Top Stories on Google Search.Summary from the listing
Developer
Artur Kovalchuk
Trader status
Not declared a trader under EU law
Category
Productivity › Workflow & Planning
First published
31 May 2025
Last updated
31 May 2025
Version
1.1
Size
19.59 KiB
Minimum Chrome
88
Languages
1 language

English

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Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store

Tracking began on 26 Sep 2026. The chart appears after the second check.

Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-09-26555.002
Users, 7 days
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needs a week of history
Users, 30 days
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needs a month of history
Rank
#82,048
by users, of 264,254 extensions
In its category
#16,660
of 44,385 in Workflow & Planning

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

No changes found since tracking began on 26 Sep 2026.

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Sites where it runs scripts
  • https://www.google.com/search*www.google.com

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About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 26 Sep 2026, 23:44 UTC; next check around 11 Oct 2026.

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Citation
Extension Tracker. “Hide Google News Tab and Top Stories” (dfahiidihjdjdielghbcgoleigcjakkk). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dfahiidihjdjdielghbcgoleigcjakkk. Accessed 2026-09-28.
BibTeX
@misc{extensiontracker_dfahiidihjdjdielghbcgoleigcjakkk,
  title   = {Hide Google News Tab and Top Stories (dfahiidihjdjdielghbcgoleigcjakkk)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dfahiidihjdjdielghbcgoleigcjakkk},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}

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