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Hide - Social Media Distraction Blocker

8,000 users Rated 4.56 from 119 ratings Last updated 7 Nov 2026

By Ibrahim Riaz Live in the Chrome Web Store jnbhalknaohaiodbcokhhnljkabffnpn Search Google ↗ Last checked 7 Nov 2026, 05:47 UTC

The listing

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

Hide Shorts, Reels, Stories, Sponsored & Explore on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X and Reddit — and 100+ more controls.Summary from the listing
Developer
Ibrahim Riaz
Enhanced Safe Browsing
Trusted. What this means →
Category
Lifestyle › Well-being
First published
4 Jan 2024
Last updated
7 Nov 2026
Version
4.0.4
Size
1.19 MiB
Minimum Chrome
105
Languages
50 languages

Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, français, hrvatski, italiano, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어

Website
https://waafaa.com/
Support page
https://waafaa.com/contact/
See Chrome Web Store page ↗ View its code or download CRX ↗
Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
8K9K10KTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov2026-09-27: 8,000 users2026-09-28: 8,000 users2026-10-01: 8,000 users2026-10-08: 8,000 users2026-10-15: 8,000 users2026-10-22: 9,000 users2026-10-29: 10,000 users2026-11-05: 8,000 users2026-11-06: 8,000 users2026-11-07: 8,000 users2026-11-07: new version2026-11-06: new version2026-10-22: new version2026-10-15: new version2026-10-01: new version8,0008K9K10KTracking began27 Sep11 Oct25 Oct2026-09-27: 8,000 users2026-09-28: 8,000 users2026-10-01: 8,000 users2026-10-08: 8,000 users2026-10-15: 8,000 users2026-10-22: 9,000 users2026-10-29: 10,000 users2026-11-05: 8,000 users2026-11-06: 8,000 users2026-11-07: 8,000 users2026-11-07: new version2026-11-06: new version2026-10-22: new version2026-10-15: new version2026-10-01: new version8K
Average rating
4.504.6027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct4.564.504.6027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct4.56
Number of ratings
10011027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct11910011027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct119
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-078,0004.56119
2026-11-068,0004.59118
2026-11-058,0004.59118
2026-10-2910,0004.59115
2026-10-229,0004.53112
2026-10-158,0004.53108
2026-10-088,0004.6197
2026-10-018,0004.6291
2026-09-288,0004.6291
2026-09-278,0004.6291
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
No change
+0.0%
Rank
#8,178
by users, of 292,131 extensions
In its category
#24
of 3,145 in Well-being

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

  1. New version 4.0.4, replacing 4.0.2.

  2. New version 4.0.2, replacing 4.0.1.

  3. New version 4.0.1, replacing 4.0.0.

    Renamed from “Hide Shorts, Reels, Stories & More – Distraction Blocker” to “Hide - Social Media Distraction Blocker”.

  4. New version 4.0.0, replacing 3.3.1.

    Renamed from “Hide Shorts, Reels, Stories & Sponsored – YouTube, Facebook & Instagram” to “Hide Shorts, Reels, Stories & More – Distraction Blocker”.

    The summary on the listing changed.

    Added the permission scripting.

    Added the optional sites *://*.linkedin.com/*, *://*.reddit.com/*, *://*.twitter.com/*, *://*.x.com/*, *://reddit.com/* and 2 more.

    The privacy policy link changed.

  5. New version 3.3.1, replacing 3.3.0.

Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent account and contact changes →

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Sites
  • *://*.facebook.com/*facebook.com and its subdomains
  • *://*.instagram.com/*instagram.com and its subdomains
  • *://*.youtube.com/*youtube.com and its subdomains
  • *://instagram.com/*instagram.com
Sites where it runs scripts
  • *://*.facebook.com/*facebook.com and its subdomains
  • *://*.instagram.com/*instagram.com and its subdomains
  • *://instagram.com/*instagram.com
  • *://www.youtube.com/*www.youtube.com
Browser features
  • scriptingRun scripts on sites it can reach
  • storageSave settings and data in your browser
  • webNavigationFollow your browsing, page by page
Asked for later, if you agree
  • *://*.linkedin.com/*linkedin.com and its subdomains
  • *://*.reddit.com/*reddit.com and its subdomains
  • *://*.twitter.com/*twitter.com and its subdomains
  • *://*.x.com/*x.com and its subdomains
  • *://reddit.com/*reddit.com
  • *://twitter.com/*twitter.com
  • *://x.com/*x.com

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About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 7 Nov 2026, 05:47 UTC; next check around 14 Nov 2026.

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Citation
Extension Tracker. “Hide - Social Media Distraction Blocker” (jnbhalknaohaiodbcokhhnljkabffnpn). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jnbhalknaohaiodbcokhhnljkabffnpn. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
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  title   = {Hide - Social Media Distraction Blocker (jnbhalknaohaiodbcokhhnljkabffnpn)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jnbhalknaohaiodbcokhhnljkabffnpn},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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