---
title: "NotTheNews – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "3 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.89, updated 2024-03-12. Requests 1 permission."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho"
---

# NotTheNews

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 3
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 06:38 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #228,644 of 264,699 live extensions
- Rank in News & Weather: #1,322 of 1,597

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Hides non-substantial content from popular headline aggregators and other news sites.

- Extension ID: `ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho`
- Developer: [julianjohnjung](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u827d56e657e77fd2cdd9c433f6ff2a17)
- Category: [Lifestyle › News & Weather](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/news)
- First published: 2021-12-03
- Last updated: 2024-03-12
- Version: `1.89`
- Size: 68.86 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/notthenews/ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 3 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.abcnews.go.com/`: abcnews.go.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.apnews.com/`: apnews.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.bing.com/news`: bing.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.cbsnews.com/`: cbsnews.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.cnbc.com/`: cnbc.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.cnn.com/`: cnn.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.ctvnews.ca/`: ctvnews.ca and its subdomains
- `*://*.economist.com/`: economist.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.forbes.com/?*`: forbes.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.foxnews.com/`: foxnews.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.independent.co.uk/`: independent.co.uk and its subdomains
- `*://*.independent.co.uk/us*`: independent.co.uk and its subdomains
- `*://*.nbcnews.com/`: nbcnews.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.npr.org/sections/news/`: npr.org and its subdomains
- `*://*.nytimes.com/section/politics*`: nytimes.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.pbs.org/newshour/`: pbs.org and its subdomains
- `*://*.reddit.com/*`: reddit.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.reuters.com/`: reuters.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.theguardian.com/uk`: theguardian.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.theguardian.com/us`: theguardian.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.twitter.com/*`: twitter.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.upi.com/`: upi.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.usnews.com/news*`: usnews.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.washingtonpost.com/latest-headlines/`: washingtonpost.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.wsj.com/`: wsj.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.www.huffpost.com/`: www.huffpost.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.youtube.com/channel/UCYfdidRxbB8Qhf0Nx7ioOYw`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.youtube.com/feed/news_destination`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `*://news.yahoo.com/`: news.yahoo.com

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## 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 2026-09-27 06:38 UTC; next check around 2026-10-17.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “NotTheNews” (ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho,
  title   = {NotTheNews (ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ocabhdpmkpajpjfndgnaobkockkffpho},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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