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ABC Bait Switch

by Mitchell Riley · News & Weather
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Restore a crumb of dignity to our national broadcaster.

Users
30
−7 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#129K
#108K among extensions
Version
1.01
updated 30 Apr 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
93561Apr 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 30 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
023Apr 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About ABC Bait Switch

ABC News articles often have multiple headlines: an ordinary one and a clickbait one. This extension replaces the clickbait headline with the ordinary one on most pages.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−4−11.8%00.00
30 days−7−18.9%00.00
6 months−3−9.1%00.00
1 year−5−14.3%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0130 Apr 2024

Details

Category
News & Weather
First seen
30 Apr 2024
Size
4 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
dmclpcfgcgidhejhgldkialdkbaphoej

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage

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