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I built a browser extension that disables Twitter's infinite scrolling feed
I created a browser extension that replaces the infinite scrolling feed on Twitter with a short feed where you have to click a "show more" button in order to keep scrolling.
It creates a mental checkpoint where you can decide whether you want to keep reading or that you've had enough and maybe want to go do something else!
It has been really useful for me so I thought it could help you guys too. I don't really like how the attention economy puts so much power on private entities to control our time and attention - but I don't entirely blame them.
I recorded a video of the whole process and then tweeted it out, you can check that here: https://twitter.com/voxelbased/status/1174719303544967168
You can get the extension on Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/twitter-infinite-scroll-d/jmeadkldfpocoldelepenlicgdlinfeo
And on Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/twitter-infinite-disabler/
Thank you! And please let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions!
- octosphere 7y agoThis is neat. Although in recent years I have trimmed down my extensions to just uBlock Origin and HTTPS everywhere. I went through a huge phase of installing novelty addons like this but got concerned about the privacy of the addons and what kind of code they were running. Sure - I could vet the addon by inspecting the code, but that's now outside my scope. I don't have the time or energy to do it anymore.