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How to block social media on Chrome

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Social media is built so there's always one more thing to look at. Blocking it by hand means typing in site after site and still missing a few. Bonk has a ready-made Social media list, so one click covers the lot.

It's free and needs no account. The steps below block social media all day, and the sections after them show how to block it only while you work.

Block social media in three clicks

  1. Add Bonk to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store.
  2. Click the Bonk icon in Chrome's toolbar. If you can't see it, click the puzzle piece icon and pin Bonk.
  3. Open Categories and YouTube and tap the Social media tile.

Every site in the list is now blocked, and tapping the tile again turns the list off. Open any of them to see Bonk's blocked page instead.

What the Social media list covers

It includes Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), Reddit, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Discord, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and WhatsApp on the web, and a long list of smaller sites. YouTube sits in the separate Video and streaming list, and you can block just its Shorts.

Block just one social site

If you only need to lose one, skip the category. Type the site, like instagram.com, into the box on the Sites tab and click Block. The general steps are in how to block websites on Chrome.

Block social media only during work hours

You may not want it gone all day. Open the Schedule tab, pick Work hours, and under Block choose Pick and select the Social media tile. Social media is blocked from 9 to 5 on weekdays and open the rest of the time. The full walkthrough is in how to block websites on a schedule.

Keep the site, hide the feed

For YouTube, Reddit, X, Instagram and LinkedIn, Bonk Pro can hide the feed or comments and leave the rest of the site usable, which helps if you need these sites for work. That's a Pro feature. Blocking is free.

Add Bonk to Chrome, it's free

Questions

Does it block the social media apps on my phone?

No. Bonk is a Chrome extension, so it blocks sites in Chrome on the computer where it's installed.

Is the Social media list free?

Yes. The category lists are free, and so is adding any other site you want on top of them.

Does it block social media in incognito windows?

It can. Open Bonk's Settings tab and follow the Incognito windows prompt to allow it. Chrome turns extensions off in incognito by default.

Can I let myself check social media for a few minutes a day?

Yes. Set a daily time limit on the site instead of blocking it outright. When the minutes run out, it's blocked until tomorrow.

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