# Shut Up: Comment Blocker

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Shut Up: Comment Blocker and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for hiding website comments by default, which helps avoid spoilers and low-quality comments. No critics or complaints appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Hides comments, keeps articles readable (1 comments): "I prefer them to be collapsed by default, so that the scrollbar is an accurate depiction of progress through the article." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46997265))
- Blocks AI-generated comment clutter (1 comments): "Feels like this will be especially valuable as more comments are just AI slop" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46992145))
- Prevents spoilers on sports and TV (1 comments): "highly valuable on sports and movie/tv sites at thwarting spoilers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991960))
- Cleaner look than alternatives (1 comments): "but this looks much nicer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46994541))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SponsorBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sponsorblock.md): 137 recommend
- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-containers.md): 76 recommend
- [NoScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noscript.md): 61 recommend
- [Consent-O-Matic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/consent-o-matic.md): 36 recommend
- [LibRedirect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libredirect.md): 35 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shut Up: Comment Blocker", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shut-up-comment-blocker/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).