Because of one thing, I developed a browser extension.

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Hello everyone, I'm zayoka.

Late on the 3rd of December 2025, something happened that completely infuriated me.
A browser new tab extension I'd been using for years had been backdoored/poisoned, which I found utterly intolerable and unacceptable.
I won't name which extension this happened to.

Anyway, I was absolutely livid, so I immediately started coding my own extension.

It's now open source on Github. If anyone's interested, feel free to have a look and give it a star if you like it. It's just a very basic and simple project, as I developed it in a fit of rage and haven't considered every single feature. (I might not update it much or progress slowly, haha. I'm quite busy.)

Also, I'd appreciate it if users of other browser extensions could share their pros and cons, so I can improve this project.
If any of you have suggestions for improvements or bugs to report, please feel free to raise an Issue. And if any tech whizzes are willing to contribute code, pull requests are always welcome.

P.S.: This project is fully open source under the MIT licence (which means anyone can use it!). The code can be audited anytime, anywhere. No need to worry about any backdoors or annoying viruses.

Github repo: https://github.com/zayokami/GenresFox
My Github profile: https://github.com/zayokami
My X (Twitter): https://x.com/zayokami (Not recommended to follow, I'm not keen on social media.)