BlockTube for Chrome

YouTube moved from its core values of "You" long ago. Today, the platform is bombarded with all types of content some users might find not-so-appealing. Due to its famous algorithm, blocking videos or creators is not a fruitful activity. Oftentimes, a channel you've purposely chosen to never be recommended pops up in your feed again. One of the solutions to this problem is an extension like BlockTube for Chrome, which lets the user curate their feed, without relying on YouTube's tools.

There are at least two plausible reasons one might employ the use of such an extension. The idea of balancing the content you are actively searching with what suggestions you get could make up reason number one.

Reason number two focuses on creating a safe YouTube environment for your children. If you have young ones allowed to use the computer, you might want to control the elements they are getting exposed to on YT. BlockTube requires a bit of work from the user's side, but the hassle pays off. Every video, channel, or creator you block won't affect the basic YouTube experience. The content in question simply avoids your feed, like it never even exists.

Click the extension icon to access its dashboard. Filtering out the undesired content is very simple. Use the filter options to block videos using their titles, channels using their name or ID, or comments. Moreover, you can opt to completely block YT auto-generated playlists, hide videos watched more than #%, or disable the Explore page altogether.

In case your kid is smart enough to sniff out restrictive software, you can protect BlockTube's UI with a password. Also, you can export your setup and import it to other machines, if you wish to ease things out.

BlockTube for Chrome is a solution more and more users are looking for. Beating the algorithm without help is not really achievable in the platform's current state, so an extension like this will always find its audience.