Notes

On reclaiming your feed.

Practical guides for cutting low-signal content out of Reddit, YouTube, X, and LinkedIn — plus some notes on how PureFeed works under the hood.

How to block political posts on Reddit (without leaving your favourite subreddits)
Subreddit-level bans, keyword filters, and AI-powered category hiding — what actually works on the new Reddit redesign in 2026.
June 22, 2026
Stop YouTube clickbait recommendations (without killing your subscriptions)
Why "Not Interested" barely moves the needle, what the YouTube algorithm actually responds to, and three durable fixes that work in 2026.
June 21, 2026
Hide rage-bait on X without leaving X
Native filters, list discipline, and AI-powered sensationalism scoring — a 2026 guide to taming the For You tab without deleting your account.
June 20, 2026
NSFW blocking in the browser, not at the router
DNS filters, router-level blockers, and content classifiers compared — how to actually keep adult and shock content out of your feeds in 2026.
June 19, 2026
Build a low-distraction internet without quitting it
A practical 2026 stack for cutting noise without going off-grid — feed filters, browser hygiene, default re-wiring, and what not to bother with.
June 18, 2026
The doomscroll tax — how much time you're actually losing
An honest accounting of where 90 minutes a day on social feeds goes, why "just 5 minutes" turns into 50, and what the maths looks like when you add a filter.
June 17, 2026
Why YouTube's "Not Interested" doesn't work (and what does)
The button feels like it should fix your recommendations. The algorithm's incentives say otherwise. A 2026 explanation of what the signal actually does and three things that move the needle instead.
June 16, 2026
Privacy on a feed filter — what we send, what we don't
What a feed-filter extension actually sends to its backend, what it never sends, and how to evaluate any extension's privacy posture in under five minutes.
June 15, 2026