Unspoiler plug-in helps avoid those TV spoilers

It’s always a problem: how do you stop yourself from seeing Spoilers when you’re surfing the web?

Once seen, there ain’t no taking it back.

Now there’s a new plug-in that may be the answer to your prayers.

Netflix recently launched a Spoiler Foiler” designed to excise anything that mentioned the title of Breaking Bad out of a user’s Twitter feed.

Now a new plug-in for Google Chrome users, Unspoiler, makes the idea more user-friendly. Once installed, all you need to do is put in the keywords such as Downton Abbey, Elementary or The X Factor and he presto, a big red block covers up the areas that mention them.

I’ve been testing this across a few sites and it’s pretty neat, although it appears to block headlines rather than excerpts -so it’s not 100% perfect. But you can also set a white flag to appear at the top of a site if your show is mentioned.

I realise there are some readers frustrated by news reportage where they haven’t yet had a chance to view their PVRs. My view is always AIRED = NEWS, but this might help as an interim. Again, it’s better that an individual adjusts their habits as only you know what matters to you most.

You can download Unspoiler here.