dimspith / fn-blacklist

A browser extension that blocks fake news sites according to a content-agnostic ML classifier

Fake News Blacklist

About

A browser extension that blocks fake news sites according to a content-agnostic ML classifier

This extension detects and blocks known and/or possible fake news sites. It leverages a blacklist provided by an external API that collects and serves the domains. It can be found here.

Tooling used

• Bulma CSS: Styling.
• Feather Icons: JS library for loading svg icons.
• Umbrella JS: Tiny DOM Manipulation library, similar to JQuery.

How to Install

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/dimspith/fn-blacklist.git

2. Enable Developer Mode in Chrome/Chromium, click Load Unpacked and select the extension folder.
3. Install and run fn-api
4. Configure the API URL in the extension settings to match the one in fn-api

How to Test and Customize

• After loading the unpacked extension you can customize any file and reload it from chrome/chromium
• In order to customize colors and other styling options offered by Bulma, nodejs needs to be installed
• After installing nodejs, run npm install and npm run build to generate the bulma.min.css file used throughout the extension.
• To customize this file, modify the sass/custom.scss file and run npm run build again.