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YouTube Detox — Block Shorts, Hide Recommendations & Stay Focused

Chrome extension·by kaizenware
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

YouTube Detox — Block Shorts, Hide Recommendations & Stay Focused's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
27%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Productivity
35%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,471 productivity extensions
Findings
14
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 14 distinct issues across 6 severities
14
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 3 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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