Version 1.8.5 View in Chrome Web Store
The extension has a substantial user base of 200,000 users and maintains a high rating of 4.8 stars from 4,300+ reviews, suggesting user satisfaction. However, the developer identity "getblockify.com" lacks transparency about the company behind it, which raises concerns about accountability and trustworthiness.
The extension's permissions are extremely excessive for an ad blocker. While blocking Spotify ads might require some web access, the broad host permissions (*://*/*) allow access to every website you visit. The combination of webNavigation, tabs, and scripting permissions creates a powerful surveillance toolkit that could track your entire browsing activity. Content script injection across all websites means this extension can read passwords, financial information, and personal data on any site. The inclusion of AI chat platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) in content scripts is particularly suspicious for a Spotify ad blocker and suggests potential data harvesting from sensitive conversations.
Do not install this extension. The permissions far exceed what's necessary for ad blocking functionality. If you must use it, create a completely separate Chrome profile and only use it when accessing Spotify, never for banking, shopping, or sensitive activities. Consider using established ad blockers like uBlock Origin instead, or explore Spotify Premium as a safer alternative to ad blocking.
| https://blockify.b-cdn.net/switches183.json | https://open.spotify.com/get_access_token?reason=transport&productType=web_player | |
| https://spclient.wg.spotify.com/track-playback/v1/devices/ | https://sweetalert2.github.io/#ajax-request | |
| https://github.com/sweetalert2/sweetalert2/blob/master/src/utils/params.js | https://github.com/sweetalert2/sweetalert2/issues/new?template=02_feature_request.md | |
| https://github.com/sweetalert2/sweetalert2/wiki/Migration-from-SweetAlert-to-SweetAlert2#1-ie-support | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKqZXoknDYzCl5pjNcfR3MBGF3hl4EHrFxJjBrihuHjHHF0Q/viewform?usp=header | |
| https://insights.getblockify.com | https://sentry.getblockify.com/api/1/envelope/ | |
| https://factchecker.getblockify.com/factcheck | https://factchecker.getblockify.com/api/process | |
| https://open.spotify.com/ | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDRdS5-QxUv2_rUA_R5Xuu6F4Imm6KXwEV41L7ZPkAswJDrg/viewform | |
| https://getblockify.com/feedback/?d= | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ | |
| https://insights.getblockify.com/metrics | https://blockify.b-cdn.net/noop-1s.mp4 | |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ | https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock | |
| http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~oz/hash.html#djb2 | https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/672 | |
| http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/REC-html5-20141028/infrastructure.html#space-separated-tokens | http://jsperf.com/enumerate-classes/6 | |
| https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/2076 | https://s3.browsebetter.io | |
| https://s1.browsebetter.io | https://github.com/skepticfx/wshook | |
| https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx | https://getblockify.com | |
| https://autoprefixer.github.io | https://app.posthog.com | |
| https://cdn.getblockify.com/noop-1s.mp4 | https://o4508943608381440.ingest.us.sentry.io/ | |
| https://sentry.getblockify.com/ | https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.3/css/all.min.css | |
| https://unicons.iconscout.com/release/v3.0.6/css/line.css | https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml | |
| https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&text=Blockify%20%F0%9F%94%A5%20Say%20goodbye%20to%20Spotify%20ads%21%20This%20ad%20blocker%20silences%20audio%20ads%20so%20you%20can%20stream%20music%20without%20interruptions.&hashtags=Spotify%2CAdBlocker%2CMusicLovers | https://wa.me/?text=Blockify%20%E2%9C%85%20Remove%20Spotify%20ads%20forever%21%20Get%20uninterrupted%20music%20with%20this%20lightweight%20ad%20blocker%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml | |
| https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&text=Block%20Spotify%20ads%20with%20Blockify%20%E2%9C%85%20No%20more%20audio%20ads%2C%20just%20pure%20music%21 | https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml | |
| https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&title=Blockify%3A%20The%20Only%20Spotify%20Ad%20Blocker%20You%27ll%20Ever%20Need%20%F0%9F%8E%B6%EF%B8%8F | https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&description=Blockify%20%F0%9F%94%A5%20Remove%20Spotify%20ads%20and%20enjoy%20uninterrupted%20music%21%20Lightweight%20%26%20easy%20to%20use.&media= | |
| https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml | https://getblockify.com/go | |
| https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2nlvg5-8MHxvP_7gPxHbrPcLmab2fiOLEuSSn3HtrtZg3gwlyCkwgEGsluxw6IeU4fvfjxttbjh89doEXyyioGWgwA=s800-w800-h500 | https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u= | |
| https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text= | https://web.whatsapp.com/send/?text= | |
| https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url= | https://www.reddit.com/submit?url= | |
| https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url= | https://t.me/share/url?url= | |
| https://web.skype.com/share?url= | https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool?canonicalUrl= | |
| https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_snackbar.asp | https://img.rakudaclub.com/adv/ | |
| http://r.i.ua/s? | http://x.o2.pl | |
| http://r.i.ua | https://r.i.ua | |
| http://a.pr-cy.ru | https://a.pr-cy.ru | |
| https://www.unieuro.it | https://api-secure.solvemedia.com | |
| https://s3.browsebetter.io/adfrnu_nu2.html | http://www.w3.org/2000/svg | |
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml/reviews | |
| https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ |
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