# Browser Extension on The No Agenda Show

Browser Extension comes up in 6 chapters across 6 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2011 to December 2025.

- **Chapters:** 6
- **Episodes:** 6
- **Discussed:** May 2011 – December 2025
- **Related topics:** [Twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md), [Black Hole](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-hole.md), [Cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [Decentralized](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/decentralized.md), [Drudge Report](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drudge-report.md), [Eric Weinstein](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/eric-weinstein.md), [Fact-checking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fact-checking.md), [Fake News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fake-news.md), [Gab](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gab.md), [Hackathon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hackathon.md)

## Chapters 1–6 of 6

### AELA Dissonance Modulator, Eric Weinstein on Joe Rogan

- **Episode:** [1826: Sauerkraut Kid](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1826-sauerkraut-kid.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-18
- **Time:** 2:28:57–2:33:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1826-sauerkraut-kid/chapter/aela-dissonance-modulator-eric-weinstein-on-joe-rogan.md

Producer Luke Cumberland introduces the AELA Dissonance Modulator, a browser extension designed to suppress online entropy and clickbait. The hosts compare the complex technical language of the proposal to a recent "irritating" Joe Rogan episode featuring mathematician Eric Weinstein discussing evolutionary hypotheses and physics.

Keywords: aela, [browser extension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/browser-extension.md), [eric weinstein](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/eric-weinstein.md), [joe rogan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-rogan.md), dissonance, [black hole](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-hole.md)

### Dissenter Browser Extension and the Future of Twitter

- **Episode:** [1118: Birth Strike](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1118-birth-strike.md)
- **Published:** 2019-03-08
- **Time:** 46:47–49:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1118-birth-strike/chapter/dissenter-browser-extension-and-the-future-of-twitter.md

Dissenter, a browser extension created by the social network Gab, allows users to comment on any URL across the internet in a decentralized fashion. This tool is positioned as a potential threat to Twitter's dominance because it bypasses platform-specific moderation and allows for conversations on any website. Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg's shift toward a "privacy-centric" model for Facebook is viewed skeptically as a way to maintain data targeting.

Keywords: dissenter, [gab](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gab.md), [twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md), [browser extension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/browser-extension.md), [decentralized](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/decentralized.md), [social media](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-media.md)

### NewsGuard Browser Extension and Media Rating Criteria

- **Episode:** [1103: Act IX](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1103-act-ix.md)
- **Published:** 2019-01-15
- **Time:** 9:57–15:15
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1103-act-ix/chapter/newsguard-browser-extension-and-media-rating-criteria.md

The NewsGuard browser extension is introduced as a tool that uses human analysts to rate the credibility and transparency of news websites. The hosts test the plugin on various sites, noting that InfoWars receives a red warning while CNN and Fox News receive green ratings. They examine the "nutrition label" feature which details site ownership, financing, and adherence to journalistic standards.

Keywords: [newsguard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/newsguard.md), [browser extension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/browser-extension.md), [infowars](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/infowars.md), [cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [media credibility](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-credibility.md)

### Open Mind Browser Extension, NPR Hackathon

- **Episode:** [994: Scromit](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/994-scromit.md)
- **Published:** 2017-12-28
- **Time:** 41:50–46:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/994-scromit/chapter/open-mind-browser-extension-npr-hackathon.md

A winning project from an NPR hackathon called "Open Mind" is a browser extension designed to track a user's browsing history and alert them to political bias. The tool provides a dashboard for users to monitor their "news nutrition" and suggests reputable outlets from the opposing political side. Critics compare the technology to NSA-style tracking and warn of its potential for social engineering.

Keywords: open mind, [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [hackathon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hackathon.md), [fake news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fake-news.md), [browser extension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/browser-extension.md), bias tracking

### Browser Plugins, Snopes for Snopes Website

- **Episode:** [887: Fact Checkmate](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/887-fact-checkmate.md)
- **Published:** 2016-12-18
- **Time:** 1:13:22–1:16:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/887-fact-checkmate/chapter/browser-plugins-snopes-for-snopes-website.md

The Washington Post is promoting a browser plugin to fact-check Donald Trump's tweets, prompting calls for a counter-plugin to fact-check the newspaper itself. A new website, Snopes4Snopes.com, was also discussed as a platform to monitor the biases of the popular fact-checking site. The segment notes the increasing trend of digital tools being used to filter political information.

Keywords: [washington post](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington-post.md), [snopes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/snopes.md), [browser extension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/browser-extension.md), [fact-checking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fact-checking.md), [twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md)

### City Manager Memo, No Agenda Bullshit Filter

- **Episode:** [300: Show 300!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/300-show-300.md)
- **Published:** 2011-05-01
- **Time:** 47:06–50:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/300-show-300/chapter/city-manager-memo-no-agenda-bullshit-filter.md

A listener working for a Silicon Valley city government shared a story about a memo addressed to "city slaves" regarding uniform conduct. The listener credited the "No Agenda Bullshit Filter" browser extension for preventing him from sending a career-ending reply. The hosts also discuss rumors that the Drudge Report may be using the show's terminology.

Keywords: city manager, [silicon valley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/silicon-valley.md), bullshit filter, [browser extension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/browser-extension.md), [drudge report](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drudge-report.md)

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