Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#1

Post by mefengl » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

Shut Up: Comment Blocker
rickyromero.com

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#2

Post by cf100clunk » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC

I've found this extension to be highly valuable on sports and movie/tv sites at thwarting spoilers and blabbermouths. Its value on political sites is much appreciated.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#3

Post by kstrauser » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC

Very neat!

For Safari users, don’t overlook that beautiful “Hide Distracting Items” menu which lets you block specific items elements on a per-site basis. Want to permanently hide a popover dialog? Hide it! Hide the comments section. Hide fog layers that obscure the content behind them. I use this all the time.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#4

Post by OGEnthusiast » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC

Feels like this will be especially valuable as more comments are just AI slop

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#5

Post by cf100clunk » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC

OGEnthusiast wrote: post #4

Feels like this will be especially valuable as more comments are just AI slop

Fake reviews too, whether human or AI.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by WD-42 » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC

Find it somewhat ironic that the first screenshot shows stack overflow, the once place where comments are still potentially useful - if we ever visit the site again. Author if you are reading: maybe use a screenshot of somewhere else like Hacker News?

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by mrexcess » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

And thus concludes the internet's decades long transition from a peer community of idea exchange ala UseNet to a broadcast messaging medium controlled by elites for their own benefit ala Bari Weiss' CBS. Welcome to the Dead Internet.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by perching_aix » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC

Pretty fun to see this, I've been doing the same for a while for a number of sites (e.g. YouTube) via just Ublock. May be a bit safer for those who don't want to introduce a new dependency into their environment.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#9

Post by bevelwork » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

There's irony for commenting about blocking comments.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by jama211 » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC

mrexcess wrote: post #7

And thus concludes the internet's decades long transition from a peer community of idea exchange ala UseNet to a broadcast messaging medium controlled by elites for their own benefit ala Bari Weiss' CBS. Welcome to the Dead Internet.

Not sure this particular thing concludes it