It blocks unwanted news stories from appearing in your Google news feed. Add keywords and key phrases as patterns to block. Then, any headlines or leads that contain those patterns will be hidden from view. To restore them, either remove the pattern or click the "show" link at the top of the news feed. Import my list as a starter - https://pastebin.com/dh9TuPsL What's new- 06/2018 - first word bug - attempt to prevent overly simple keywords 05/2018 - started handling new layout 07/2017 - much faster - can hide notification - works with new redesign - added "Silent Mode" - UI tweaks - now applies to all regions (*://news.google.*) It largely borrows from Personal Blocklist (by Google) Keyword muting, trump, kardashian, block