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LinkedIn Feed Blocker

A new Chrome extension has emerged, designed to block LinkedIn's home feed while still allowing users to access the rest of the platform. The creator of this tool, an individual who appreciates LinkedIn for its job opportunities and recruiter interactions, finds the platform's feed overwhelming and undesirable. This extension aims to provide relief from the "wild-west social feed" by hiding the main feed, including the post composer.

To utilize this extension, users must first download or clone the repository to their computer and enable Developer mode. Once enabled, the extension will remain active unless disabled or removed from chrome://extensions. After making changes to the manifest.json, rules.json, or feed.css files, the extension effectively blocks requests for additional main-feed posts, specifically targeting LinkedIn's mainFeed pager to avoid interfering with other areas of the site.

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