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AI content filters
Extensions and tools that hide AI-generated posts, images, and videos from feeds and search.
17 projects94% active71% build on a shared standardMapped 2026-10-26
What they agree on
- Is it actively maintained? active (94% of 17)
- Once you start using it, is filtering or labeling on by default? yes, on by default (71% of 17)
- Does it publish its verdicts for others to reuse (a list, dataset, feed, or API)? no (71% of 17)
What they argue about
How is the main thing licensed?
How is it mainly sustained?
Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers?
Do you need an account to use it?
Who is it for?
Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on?
What does it try to remove?
How does it mainly decide what to flag?
In the default setup, where is each item judged?
What happens to flagged content by default?
Which place does it mainly cover?
What form does it take?
Can you correct a wrong verdict?
In the default setup, how do users mainly pay for it?
Projects
| Project | Status | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| DuckDuckGo (Hide AI-Generated Images) | Active | A DuckDuckGo search setting, on by default at noai.duckduckgo.com, that hides AI-generated images using open-source blocklists. |
| HACK for Hacker News | Active | A long-running iOS, Mac and Android Hacker News client that added an opt-in setting to block AI-related posts by title. |
| Hacker News AI Detector (Salah Adawi) | Active | A beta site that scores every story in the Hacker News top 30 for AI-written content with Pangram and ranks domains and authors. |
| hcker.news (AI filter) | Active | A Hacker News reader whose one-click AI filter removes AI-related stories and GitHub repos with signs of AI authorship. |
| HNFiltered | Active | A Hacker News front page minus stories whose discussion suggests the link is low-quality slop or a wasted click, judged by an LLM. |
| hnslop | Active | A cached API, userscript and Firefox extension that hides Hacker News stories whose linked article scores as AI-written on Pangram. |
| Kagi SlopStop | Active | Kagi Search's community reporting system that flags AI-slop sites, images and videos and ranks them lower after human review. |
| Pangram AI Detection (extension) | Active | Pangram Labs' Chrome extension that labels posts on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Substack and Medium as Human, AI-Assisted or AI using its detector. |
| Pinterest Gen AI labels and controls | Active | Pinterest's built-in labels for AI-generated or modified Pins, plus settings to see fewer AI Pins by category. |
| Rot Guard | Active | A Chrome extension that asks TypeSafe Jev whether each video, post or page serves your goals and blocks or blurs what doesn't. |
| Slop Filter | Active | A Chrome and Firefox extension that collapses AI-written posts and comments on X, LinkedIn, Reddit and YouTube, scored by TypeSafe Jev. |
| Slop Mop | Active | A Chrome extension that scores LinkedIn posts with TypeSafe Jev and folds away bad writing, whether a person or an AI wrote it. |
| SniffSlop | Active | A browser extension that colors any paragraph you hover by how likely Jev thinks it is AI-written, or by your own questions. |
| Sprinklz (HN with less AI) | Active | A customizable feed builder whose public Hacker News feed ranks AI-driven stories lower using text matching and embeddings. |
| uBlockOrigin & uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist | Quiet | A hand-curated list of 1000+ sites with AI-generated images, for removing them from Google, DuckDuckGo and Bing image search via uBlock Ori… |
| unslop.news | Active | A Hacker News front page with stories primarily about AI removed by an LLM that reads each title and article. |
| YouTube DeSlop | Active | A userscript and Firefox add-on that removes videos and channels on a community GitHub blocklist of AI-slop YouTube channels. |
Where they meet
- Show HN (Hacker News) forum
Where most makers here launched; on 2026-09-11 two 'Hacker News, without AI' posts reached 207 and 198 points the same day, and makers compare methods in each other's threads. - Huge AI Blocklist issues GitHub repo
Where list users suggest domains; still active in 2026-09/10 although the maintainer hasn't committed since 2025-10. - Kagi Feedback: SlopStop forum
Kagi users discuss SlopStop reports and false positives. - YouTube DeSlop blocklist GitHub repo
Community contributions to a YouTube AI-slop channel list. - Sprinklz Discord Discord
Linked from sprinklz.io; single-project server.
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The poll
Every project above was answered against these questions. Core questions are shared by all communities; the rest are this community's own.
- Is it actively maintained? core
active · active, but changed direction (pivot, fork, or rename) · maintenance or slowing · dormant, sunsetting, or archived - How is the main thing licensed? core
permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) · copyleft or source-available with restrictions · open parts around a closed core · proprietary or closed source - How is it mainly sustained? core
individual side project, no revenue · individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) · community, foundation, or research · company with a paid product, tier, or ads · company or startup with a free product (no revenue yet) · big company side project - Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? core
yes · yes, but it calls a third-party service you choose (your own API key or account) · partly (some features need the maker's servers) · no, it needs the maker's servers · not applicable - Do you need an account to use it? core
no account · optional account · account required - Who is it for? core
developers · non-developers · both - Is there public evidence it's built with AI coding agents? core
yes, the repo shows it (agent instruction files or agent co-authored commits) · yes, the maker says so · no public evidence - Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? core
uBlock Origin / uBlacklist filter lists · Pangram's AI-text detector · TypeSafe Jev · a general-purpose LLM API (OpenAI and compatible) · C2PA or IPTC provenance metadata · none of these (its own format or interface) · not applicable - What does it try to remove? value
content written or generated by AI · content about AI (the topic) · both AI-written content and AI as a topic · low-quality or time-wasting content, however it was made - How does it mainly decide what to flag? approach
keyword or domain rules · curated or crowdsourced lists and reports · an AI model or classifier · labels or metadata (C2PA, IPTC, platform labels) · a mix of several of these - In the default setup, where is each item judged? approach
on your device · on the maker's server · by a third-party AI service, using your own API key · inside the search engine or platform itself - What happens to flagged content by default? approach
removed or hidden · collapsed or blurred, one click to show · labeled or scored, left visible · ranked lower · you choose: hide or label - Which place does it mainly cover? approach
Hacker News · social feeds (X, LinkedIn, Reddit, YouTube) · search results · any web page · its own platform - What form does it take? approach
an alternative website or reader app · a browser extension or userscript · a setting inside an existing search engine or platform · a blocklist used by another tool - Once you start using it, is filtering or labeling on by default? value
yes, on by default · no, you switch it on - Can you correct a wrong verdict? value
yes, and corrections feed a shared list or model · yes, for yourself only (show anyway, threshold, allowlist) · no - In the default setup, how do users mainly pay for it? value
free, no paid option · free, with a paid upgrade or tips · you pay an AI provider through your own API key · paid subscription required - Does it publish its verdicts for others to reuse (a list, dataset, feed, or API)? approach
yes · no
Sources
Show HN posts 2026-07-27 to 2026-10-25 in this kind, plus well-known reference projects.
38 sources across 17 projects, read on 2026-10-26. Each project page lists its own. Poll version: core-v4.