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LinkedIn Feed Blocker

Shares rank 44 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders

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.

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.

11 people gave an opinion

recommend it
8
criticize it
3
approval share
73%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 2.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Blocks sponsored and promoted posts

    “I recently built myself a good tool that blocks all sponsored, promoted and recommended posts, and it's been incredible.”

    Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

    “Just tried it, and it's great! I like that the blocked posts are retained and minimized/greyed out.”

    Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”
  • Reduces distraction from the feed

    “Tools like these make these platforms usable for me.”

    Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

    “the feed is a massive distraction”

    Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”
  • Praised as a great feature

    “Just tried it, and it's great! I like that the blocked posts are retained and minimized/greyed out.”

    Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

    “Sounds like a great feature!”

    Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Paid tier seems too expensive

    “definitely not enough to where paying $48/year makes sense for me”

    Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “I built a free browser extension to hide ads and irrelevant posts on LinkedIn”

Other browser extensions people recommend

The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

LinkedIn Feed Blocker compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
SponsorBlock137497%13—Approved
Firefox Multi-Account Containers761385%107.5 yrs3 ownersApproved
NoScript611185%1210 yrs4 ownersApproved
Claude in Chrome534256%9——
LinkedIn Feed BlockerThis page8373%2——
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What people said

8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Just tried it, and it's great! I like that the blocked posts are retained and minimized/greyed out.”

RecommendsComment from 9 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“I recently built myself a good tool that blocks all sponsored, promoted and recommended posts, and it's been incredible.”

RecommendsComment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“if you use this extension it's very likely that your account will be shadowbanned”

CriticizesComment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“Sounds like a great feature!”

RecommendsComment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“the feed is a massive distraction”

RecommendsComment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“Tools like these make these platforms usable for me.”

RecommendsComment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“removing the entire feed might be a bit much at least for a job seeker”

CriticizesComment from 8 Aug 2026 in “LinkedIn Feed Blocker”

“definitely not enough to where paying $48/year makes sense for me”

MixedComment from 14 Jan 2026 in “I built a free browser extension to hide ads and irrelevant posts on LinkedIn”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.