uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels
Details
- External ID
- 47223147
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels
- Website domain
- github.com
- Launched
- March 2, 2026
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 125
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.9286592865928659
- Tags
- —
- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Description
A filter list for uBO that blurs all video and non-follower content from Instagram. Works on mobile with uBO Lite.related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47016443
Enrichment
- Theme
- Instagram and short-form video utilities
- Vertical
- Media & entertainment
- Function
- Dev tools
- Audience
- B2C
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- browser filter to hide instagram reels
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes A uBlock Origin filter list consists entirely of text-based declarative CSS cosmetic filters and network blocking rules, which can be constructed in minutes.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Beeper.com (for chat functionality), IGPlus (Instagram alternative), Facebook Purity (Facebook alternative), timelimit.io (screen time management), ScreenZen (mobile short-form content blocker)
Concerns raised: Instagram addiction and addictive design, Algorithm-driven feed instead of chronological, Difficulty blocking sponsored/suggested posts on LinkedIn, Meta platforms prioritizing reels over organic friend content, Hard to find good blockers for all platform features
Feature requests: Chronological feed option (like Facebook has), Block reels and short-form content specifically, Better LinkedIn sponsored post filtering, Granular screen time controls with scheduling
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one — 149 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #6 of 150 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 111 days after the earliest competitor.
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- InstantFiles · ph · 2026-09-16 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Dull · hn · 2026-04-01 · 153 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Instagram Video Downloader · ph · 2026-09-17 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Fast Insta Downloader · ph · 2026-09-19 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- IGsty · ph · 2026-09-23 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- ReelSnap Free Instagram Reels Downloader · ph · 2026-09-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50
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