NewsGuard
NewsGuard's red/green rating and labels help users know which news and information websites to trust.
Total ratings
3.36
(Rating count:
243)Review summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Users appreciate the clarity it provides about site trustworthiness.
- Some find the service to be a helpful tool for navigating news.
- Positive mentions about it saving users from critical thinking.
Cons
- Many users are frustrated with the requirement of a paid subscription.
- There are concerns about the data collection and privacy implications.
- Criticism of perceived bias in fact-checking and censorship.
Most mentioned
- Paid subscription requirement.
- Concerns about bias and censorship.
- Data collection and privacy issues.
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
2.60
All time rating average:
3.36
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-25 | MarcS | | Does nothing even when all other add-ons are disabled. On Apple Safari it runs fine. |
| 2024-11-30 | Myruu | | Doesn't do anything. |
| 2024-09-24 | JuliaD | | An excellent service, well-worth the small monthly fee. It clearly shows the extent to which sites can be trusted, as well as explaining how these decisions are reached. |
| 2024-04-04 | MisterAlex | | Extension does nothing without paying for a subscription. |
| 2024-02-09 | Vikne | | Warning False fact checking. This filter isn't impartial. |
| 2023-09-26 | Firefox user 17953219 | | |
| 2023-09-01 | NT | | |
| 2023-08-03 | PAUL_D74 | | |
| 2023-05-27 | Firefox user 15237927 | | This plugin is great! I hated having to apply critical thought to the news stories I was reading, so exhausting! Now I browse away in safety and comfort, secure in the knowledge that all my thinking is being done for me by professionals! I really hope ReligionGuard is in the works??? |
| 2023-04-13 | SuNin | | You have to pay to use it? That seems ridiculous to me. I don't want to sign up for anything, I'm not interested in your free trial of anything. I just want to know if a site can be trusted and what the rating is and what to watch out for. If you don't have to pay, you still have to sign up, there doesn't seem to be a way to bypass that screen. I don't need some shady company collecting information on my internet search habits. These guys are a data breach waiting to happen. |
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