New Anti-Rickroll Add-On Shows Up Way Too Late
New Anti-Rickroll Add-On Shows Up Way Too Late
Posted 09/24/2010 at 11:37am
| by Paul Lilly
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We imagine getting Rickrolled would be just as annoying today as it ever was, only we wouldn't know because hardly anyone is lame enough to keep this prank going. But hey, if you do happen to fraternize with idiots who still get a kick out of Rickrolling, there's a new Firefox add-on that may help.
At this point, we can't even call it fashionably late to the party, it's just plain late. But whatever, "RickRemoval" version 1.0 promises to thwart Rickrolling attempts by cross-referencing every site you visit against a database of over 200 known Rickroll pages.
There's also a second layer of protection applied to YouTube destinations. The add-on scours the video page looking for any suspicious keywords, and if it finds too many warning signs, it won't load the page.
Sound like something you need? Then find a new group of friends. Barring that, you can grab the add-on here.
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Mark17
September 24, 2010 at 3:19pm
an anti-Justin Bieber add-on.
I would much rather get RickRoll'd than Biebered. I do like the concept behind this add-on thing though.
isamuelson
September 24, 2010 at 12:35pm
Those who fined this amusing have WAY too much time on their hands.
Come on, Rickrolling? Is that the best you can do? Give me a break!
basebaler
September 24, 2010 at 12:24pm
this post would have been much better by rickrolling on the "here" link.
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