How to Protect Yourself from Spoilers with the Chrome Browser

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The Internet is full of spoilers for your favorite upcoming shows and movies, but you can't avoid the Web forever. Instead, you can use an extension for Google Chrome that will warn you when it thinks what you are reading contains spoilers and blacks out specific mentions of the show or movie's name in headlines, social media posts and anywhere else they may turn up.

It's easy to use and set up. Here's how to protect yourself from spoilers with Chrome:

1. Click "Add to Chrome" on the Unspoiler extension in the Chrome Web Store.

2. Click "Add extension" in the pop-up window.

3. Type "unspoiler" and hit tab in the Omnibox and type a title...

... or click on the icon in the top right to show a menu where you can pick what to hide.

4. Browse without fear. When one of your shows or movies appears, you'll get a warning.

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Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew is a contributing writer at Laptop Mag. His main focus lies in helpful how-to guides and laptop reviews, including Asus, Microsoft Surface, Samsung Chromebook, and Dell. He has also dabbled in peripherals, including webcams and docking stations. His work has also appeared in Tom's Hardware, Tom's Guide, PCMag, Kotaku, and Complex. He fondly remembers his first computer: a Gateway that still lives in a spare room in his parents' home, albeit without an internet connection. When he’s not writing about tech, you can find him playing video games, checking social media and waiting for the next Marvel movie.