# LinkedIn Feed Blocker 8 Hacker News commenters recommended LinkedIn Feed Blocker and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Chrome extension that hides sponsored, promoted and recommended LinkedIn posts and keeps blocked ones greyed out, which people say makes the feed usable. Critics say the paid tier is not worth it. ## Why people recommend it - Blocks sponsored and promoted posts (2 comments): "I recently built myself a good tool that blocks all sponsored, promoted and recommended posts, and it's been incredible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49225657)) "Just tried it, and it's great! I like that the blocked posts are retained and minimized/greyed out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49227146)) - Reduces distraction from the feed (2 comments): "Tools like these make these platforms usable for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49223890)) "the feed is a massive distraction" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49224210)) - Praised as a great feature (2 comments): "Just tried it, and it's great! I like that the blocked posts are retained and minimized/greyed out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49227146)) "Sounds like a great feature!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49225021)) ## What people warn about - Paid tier seems too expensive (1 comments): "definitely not enough to where paying $48/year makes sense for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619022)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Unhook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unhook.md): 48 recommend - [SingleFile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/singlefile.md): 34 recommend - [Vimium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vimium.md): 29 recommend - [Sidebery](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sidebery.md): 27 recommend - [Redirector Firefox extension](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redirector-browser-extension.md): 24 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "LinkedIn Feed Blocker", https://hackerapproved.com/p/linkedin-feed-blocker/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).