BLockit --Chrome extension to block requests
Introduction
Whenever we browse a website, behind the scenes many requests are made to get all the content. Some of these requests are important while some can be avoided as they may be to get advertisements or recommendations etc. In this article I am trying to create an extension that will help block and unblock selected URLs.
It will not tell you what to block, though.
Background
I have noticed that for some websites, I see advertisements showing even though I have AdBlock extensions installed. These websites were making separate requests to ad providers which for some reason AdBlock could not pick up. One solution to fix this is to add entries to host file (on Windows) which I found cumbersome. So, I read up about Chrome extensions and attempted to create one myself.
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