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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 12:47 PM
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Web Browser Add-Ons Let Users Block News Corp-Owned Websites
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 received 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. From the Murdoch Alert description:

More:
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/web-browser-add-ons-let-users-block-murdoch-owned-websites.php?ref=fpb
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 01:14 PM
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1. Big K&R! ... Wondering if this gets mentioned on CNN and MSNBC.
Edited on Mon Jul-25-11 01:16 PM by Bozita
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libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 01:41 PM
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2. .
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 01:46 PM
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3. Just added it. Thanks! n/t
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a simple pattern Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 01:55 PM
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4. Kicked
Recced
Installed

Can only hope that Koch Block is coming soon
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