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This is how the technology protects you from the dreaded spoilers

"It's a very entertaining story, really.It's about a guy who is X and in the end Y".«Oysters, JSresucita».Sounds to you. The habit of spoiling the end of a good history is as old as humanity itself .And like every human custom, the Internet has amplified it.We have baptized it internationally as a spoiler and social networks are a minefield.


The end of the seventh season of Game of Thrones is approaching and you are one of those who prefer to wait to see it from the tiron.Narcos returns and you do not know what will happen to Pablo Escobar.Or you have been lazy to see Breaking Bad, but you know that you will face her one day. Quiet, here, now, there will be no spoilers .We are just going to review how technology can help us surf the Internet for sure, without chafening us that chapter that still We couldn't see.


A shield to protect them all


Game of Thrones was the most commented series on Twitter in 2016.This social network is probably the most dangerous place for those who want to survive on a Monday without knowing what happened in Poniente, however, the good spoiler lurks in The least thought corner.On Facebook, on YouTube, on search engines, in any newspaper or blog and even on Wikipedia.



# WinterIsHere and respect in the #RRSS must be fundamental.Do not roll heads, if they insult you, bother or spoil you: ignore and block.pic.twitter.com/4Ds56R8BBg


-National Police (@policia) July 17, 2017

Luckily, a brave group has been in the shade for years fighting spoilers . In the form of extensions for browsers or social networks and mobile applications, they stand up to silence them all, even the typical friend who stays awake to see the chapter at the same time as it opens in the United States.


Basically, anti-spoiler shields allow you to set a series of keywords, themes or users whose content is blocked.There, but you can't see it.Some of these programs also have default filters for series that block all content related to the topic.These are some of the most used technologies in the long war against the spoiler.


Try to silence Twitter


Long live Twitter! The bird's social network, aware of its weaknesses, incorporates a default tool to silence spoilers.It is designed to silence several trolleys, but works for any content.Both in its desktop version and in applications, Twitter incorporates the native function mute (in the options and privacy tab) that allows blocking users, hashtags and specific keywords.

Yes, even so, you are Those who do not trust and want more reinforcements against the spoiling enemy , you have the following options:


  • For Chrome, Open Tweet Filter.Allows you to filter Twitter content by content or author in your desktop version.

  • For Firefox, Larry Filter.Like the previous one, but for the Mozilla browser.The first versions slowed down the use of Twitter, but the last comments of the users ensure that it works well.Filter content by hashtags, author, keywords or advertising.

  • For smartphones.Various mobile Twitter management applications incorporate content filters.Among the free ones, Plume, for Android, and Tweetbot, for iOS stand out, although some features are paid.

  • Tvtime, a multipurpose.The mobile apps and the Chrome extension of the popular online community for TV fans allow you to block content on both Twitter and Facebook.

This is how the technology protects you from the dreaded spoilers


Stop Facebook comments


The social network with the largest number of users in the world is also part of the spoiler territory.Despite the various content censorship, Mark Zuckerberg has not yet incorporated any anti-spoiler tools.These are the favorite extensions of users :


  • Facebook Purity.Its strong point is that it works in many browsers, including Opera and Maxthon.Once configured, this extension eliminates ads, content sponsored, applications and everything you ask.Of the most effective to end the most spoiling profiles .

  • Comment Blocker only works in the Google browser and is very useful when it comes to signaling and hiding unwanted comments, of those where the Lannister's latest strategy is discovered.

This is how the technology protects you from the dreaded spoilers


  • Social Fixer is another of the multi-browser extensions, since it has versions for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Greasemonkey and Tampermonkey.Like the other platforms, it allows you to control the content of the timeline and comments, as well as advertising and sponsored pages and tools.

SUVs for the browser


If you are one of those who have been in the long war against the spoiler for some time, you may have noticed that unwanted content has spread across the network of networks .that social platforms are your favorites, but here we propose some off-road tools to stop any Internet spoiler.


  • Unspoiler.It only exists for Chrome, but its users are delighted with its power.Alli where there is a spoiler, be it YouTube, a blog or the most reputed newspaper, Unspoiler hides it before your eyes see.

This is how the technology protects you from the dreaded spoilers


  • Block Comments for Firefox.The Mozilla version of the Facebook comment blocker for Chrome ends any comment.It has gained a lot of popularity among those looking for the last trailer on YouTube.

  • Spoiler Shield is exclusive to Chrome, but it has an advantage: its configuration.Also, it also has an Android application.Once installed, you just have to choose our favorite sports series or competition and everything the content is automatically blocked.That is, it does not allow spoilers to be hidden from the series that are not predefined.

  • Shut Up.How many times we wanted to tell our friend that of the spoilers to shut up.The name of this application for iOS and extension for Chrome and Safari says it all.Ali where someone hides willing to comment on something you don't want to hide read, Shut Up will shut your mouth .

War is made in Westeros (and in the Galaxy)


Along the way we have left several similar tools.A simple search will show you about twenty extensions that promise to keep the spoilers out of your screens .Among them all two stand out that show that this Anti-spoilers have grown so much that even specialized shields are emerging.


  • Game of Spoils.You probably guessed it, this shield is predefined to end Game of Thrones spoilers.It only works in Chrome, but blocks all unwanted content about Game of Thrones on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Google News.

  • Force Block.It is hard to think of someone who does not know who is Luke Skywalker's father .However, the new Star Wars deliveries are accompanied by great expectations (and spoilers).extension, only for Chrome, uses all the power of force to fight them in the Galaxy and on the Internet.

Audiovisual consumption is less and less respectful of the times.No one can wait for the day and time when they play a series on TV.Everything must be seen as and when we want and, if possible, before our neighbor. We have planted the perfect ground for the spoiler .Perhaps these tools are our last refuge.

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