Is Youtube-shorts block Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests only the "storage" permission, which allows it to save settings like your preference to hide YouTube Shorts locally in your browser. It does not ask for access to your browsing history, tabs, or any website data. For a general content-blocking tool, this scope is unusually narrow—many blockers need host permissions to modify pages directly. Here, the lack of such access means the extension cannot read or alter what you see on YouTube or any other site, which is a strong privacy advantage.

Even with minimal permissions, general extensions that modify a platform’s default behaviour carry a typical risk: updates could later introduce new permissions or change functionality. A careful user should note that this extension comes from an individual developer with limited public identity details (reflected in the “Publisher & Identity” score). While not inherently dangerous, smaller developers may be less accountable than well-known organisations, so it is wise to be mindful of any future permission changes.

The strongest safety dimension here is “Permissions & Access” (100%), confirming that the extension’s technical footprint is almost zero. The weakest dimension is “Publisher & Identity” (60%), indicating that the developer’s transparency and track record could be stronger. Overall, the extension’s extremely limited access to your system keeps its potential risk very low, as long as you remain cautious about automatic updates.