ShortBlocker by JustLenz
Instantly closes YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels tabs so you stay focused.
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About this extension
ShortBlocker instantly closes any tab that opens YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels - before the page even loads.
Features:
- Instant tab closure on YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels
- Catches both direct links and in-app SPA navigation
- Toggle blocking on/off without uninstalling
- Tracks how many distractions you've blocked
- Zero data collection - everything stays local
Its open Source - https://github.com/openvaibhav/ShortBlocker-Firefox
Features:
- Instant tab closure on YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels
- Catches both direct links and in-app SPA navigation
- Toggle blocking on/off without uninstalling
- Tracks how many distractions you've blocked
- Zero data collection - everything stays local
Its open Source - https://github.com/openvaibhav/ShortBlocker-Firefox
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for www.youtube.com
- Access your data for youtube.com
- Access your data for www.instagram.com
- Access your data for instagram.com
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
More information
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Size
- 14.87 KB
- Last updated
- 2 months ago (Mar 8, 2026)
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- License
- MIT License
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