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Fairfax Video Blocker

Extension Delisted

This extension is no longer available in the official store. Delisted on 2025-09-17.

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Status
  • Minor Policy Violation
  • Removed Long Ago
  • Unpublished Long Ago
  • No Privacy Policy
Description from extension meta

This extension blocks the videos that annoyingly auto play with articles on the websites The Age, SMH, Brisbane Times and WA Today.

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Fairfax Video Blocker
Description from store

** UPDATED and working 13/06/2014 to fix website changes **
The Fairfax Video Blocker extension blocks the videos that annoyingly auto play with articles on the Fairfax Media websites TheAge, SMH, Brisbane Times and WA Today.

Once a news article loads the section of the website that has the video will be blanked out so, especially if you open several tabs with an article in each, you won't have to hear the ads or video and can just read the story.

If you wish to view the videos again simply disable the extension, and then re-enable it once you have looked at the video you want.

Version 1.3 (13/06/2014)
-Updated to fix Fairfax website changes

Latest reviews

Winnetou Dr. Kolompár
Doesn't work...
William Lay
As per others... doesn't work. In fact, the videos seemed to load faster.
Damien
Doesn't work :-(
ASH Clicks
worst not working
M Forcier
Doesn't work don't waste your time
Biblical Text
Literally doesn't work at all.
Marc Friedman
Misses pages like http://talkshows.about.com/od/ticketinfo/p/TicketTips.htm
Andrew K
Does not work on other sites
J Clements
Don't waste your time or bandwith unless you view the exact mentioned sites as this extension seems to do nothing on other sites which is too bad.
Steve Brisendine
Not working on CNN
Lee McMains
It might work for its intended websites, but not for CNN.
Crazy Comet
Seems to be working again. Great that it puts an end to those annoying autoplay videos.
Drakorix
Useless
Willem Reyners Tay
It doesnt work anymore :(
Brian Foster
Simply put, it doesn't work.
Jacob Parker
Not tried it yet, but thank you.
Bruce Templeton
It has stopped working for me as well. Any chance of getting an update for this?
Luba Poukchanski
Has worked great for a long time but Fairfax seem to have changed their video settings again and now I can't get their stupid videos to stop auto-playing. Please update!
Anonymous
Thank god for this extension!!! I've been waiting years for Fairfax to disable the intrusive autoplay feature - been driving me crazy.