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Epilepsy Blocker
Helping people with photosensitive epilepsy stay safe online
What is Epilepsy Blocker?
Epilepsy Blocker is a Firefox add-on designed to protect people with photosensitive epilepsy from harmful flashing GIFs. Developed using research by top scientists in the field, it analyzes and blocks potentially dangerous animated images, providing a safer browsing experience.
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Summary
Epilepsy Blocker is a simple chrome extension that analyzes animated GIFs while you are browsing the web and blocks the ones that may cause an epileptic seizure. Think of it as an AdBlocker but for dangerous flashing GIFs. It uses a specialized algorithm based on the work of leading scientists in photosensitive epilepsy, like Dr. Harding from Cambridge University and Professor Binnie from King's College London.
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Risk impact
Epilepsy Blocker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Epilepsy Blocker if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Epilepsy Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.