What does HackerNews think of tweak-new-twitter?

Browser extension which removes algorithmic content from Twitter, hides news & trends, lets you control which shared tweets appear on your timeline, and adds other UI improvements

Language: JavaScript

#11 in Chrome extension
#4 in Twitter
Twitter features Mastodon is better for not having | Oct 2022
https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter/ adds a lot of these UX tweaks.
Why do you waste so much time on the internet? | May 2022
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https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter/

If you need it for mobile, on my mobile (Android) I downloaded Kiwi Browser so I can install that plugin.
Don't Let Social Media Think for You | Jun 2021
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I use Tweak New Twitter, which removes 'trending', reblogs, etc. from my feed.

https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter/
Ask HN: Why is the Twitter UI so bad? | Apr 2021
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I've been using an extension called Tweak New Twitter[1] and it's great. Removes most of the engagement driven bloat.

1: https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter
7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they? | Apr 2021
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Better: https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter

This will benefit from updates from the author whenever Twitter tries to foil blocking. It comes with a variety of tweaks like a separate timeline for retweets and forcing the latest timeline.
Apple T2 chip unsecure and unpatchable | Oct 2020
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I highly recommend this extension to remove all the annoying parts of Twitter, including the unnecessary extra click when you open a tweet from elsewhere.

https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter/
Twitter Is at Its Best When Verified Accounts Can’t Tweet | Jul 2020
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This problem might already be solved!

The creator of https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter dropped by and brought this tool to my attention.

It's everything I wanted, works perfectly, has plugins for Chrome and Firefox.

Check it out! Might be exactly what you need.
Twitter Is at Its Best When Verified Accounts Can’t Tweet | Jul 2020
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Turns out something that does this already exists!

The creator of https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter dropped by and brought this tool to my attention.

It's everything I wanted, works perfectly, plugins for Chrome and Firefox.

Check it out! Might be exactly what you need.
Twitter Is at Its Best When Verified Accounts Can’t Tweet | Jul 2020
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Turns out this tool already exists! The creator of https://github.com/insin/tweak-new-twitter dropped by and brought this tool to my attention.

It's everything I wanted, works perfectly, plugins for Chrome and Firefox.

Check it out! Might be exactly what you need.