This Chrome extension will save you from 'The Last Jedi' spoilers
If you're desperately trying to avoid spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this app is for you.
Force Block is a Google Chrome extension that warns you if you're about to visit pages that may have Star Wars spoilers. The warnings take the form of cute slogans that reference previous Star Wars movies, such as "That's no moon, it's a spoiler" and "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of spoilers."
The extension is available for download on the Chrome Web Store. It was created to detect spoilers for The Force Awakens, but will detect spoilers for The Last Jedi starting Dec. 13.
The extension is the handiwork of digital production company Priceless Misc.
"Just updated last night once we found where Luke was located," announced Matthew Tyndall, partner and head of production at Priceless Misc, to reassure worried commenters Tuesday. "Thanks R2!"
The extension is super sensitive, meaning you'll almost certainly get a lot of false positives when you use it -- the extension tried to block me from Priceless Misc's homepage, informing me that "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for spoilers, kid."
But the developers are aware of this -- in fact, it's intentional. In a blog post, they wrote "What's worse for the users, having to click through a few false warnings, or have a plugin that let an important spoiler slip through the cracks? Assuring the loser would have the lowest likelihood of being spoiled was paramount."
But don't worry about being blocked from your favorite websites forever: As with an ad blocker, you can "whitelist" a page to make it immune to Force Block's scrutiny.
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