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TBlock is a powerful all-in-one browser extension for people who want deeper control over what appears on websites and how pages behave. Based on its package contents, it is designed not just as a simple blocker, but as a broad page-cleanup, site-control, and distraction-management toolkit. It helps remove unwanted elements, block distracting or intrusive page components, control popup behavior, restrict access to selected hosts, and restore normal interaction on websites that try to disable common browser actions. The extension also includes advanced rule management, backup utilities, scheduled focus controls, and tools for organizing custom blocking rules over time.

A central part of TBlock is its flexible element-blocking system. It supports both selector-based hiding and more direct element removal, giving users multiple ways to clean up pages. A quick block mode allows fast point-and-block actions, while the advanced picker offers a more detailed floating interface for selecting elements with greater precision. The picker supports previews, parent selection, selector suggestions, copying CSS or XPath selectors, blocking similar items in a group, and working with elements inside iframes. For convenience, quick actions can also be undone if something is blocked by mistake.

Beyond visual cleanup, TBlock includes wider browsing controls. It can block entire hosts through network rules and redirect blocked requests to a dedicated blocked page that displays the host, URL, and matching rule. From there, users can go back or temporarily unblock the destination. The extension also manages popup behavior, including protection against suspicious cross-domain popups, support for allowlists, and temporary allowances for cases where a popup is needed briefly. In addition, TBlock includes tools for undoing restrictions commonly found on websites, such as disabled copy actions, blocked text selection, prevented scrolling, blur overlays, and disabled right-click menus.

The package also shows specialized cleanup logic for high-noise environments. On YouTube, TBlock includes removal logic for ad overlays, promoted components, skip-button handling, and hiding content from blocked YouTube channels. On Facebook, it detects sponsored content using visible text, accessibility labels, and ad-related markers. It also includes an annoyance-cleanup layer for common nuisances such as cookie banners, newsletter popups, and sticky video overlays.

Its settings interface is designed for serious rule management rather than basic toggles. Users can search and paginate through rule tables, organize entries with groups and notes, recover deleted rules from trash, test selectors, import uBlock-style filters, update filter subscriptions, and create or restore backups. The package also indicates optional automatic local backups and Google Drive backup support through OAuth. To support productivity, TBlock includes a scheduled focus mode that can block selected hosts on chosen days and times, along with PIN-based locking for the settings page.

Key Features:
- Quick block mode for instantly targeting and blocking unwanted page elements.
- Advanced picker with previews, parent selection, selector suggestions, and iframe support.
- Two blocking methods: selector-based hiding and direct element removal.
- Host blocking with a dedicated blocked page and temporary unblocking options.
- Popup control with cross-domain popup blocking, allowlists, and temporary permissions.
- Page unrestriction tools to restore copy, text selection, scrolling, blur removal, and context menus.
- Built-in cleanup for YouTube ads, blocked YouTube channels, Facebook sponsored content, cookie banners, newsletter popups, and sticky videos.

How It Works:
1. After installation, TBlock activates its popup, options page, background logic, content scripts, and built-in rule handling.
2. On any supported site, you can use the popup to start quick blocking, open the advanced picker, toggle controls, or use page unrestriction tools.
3. When you choose an unwanted element, the extension creates a site-specific rule using either selector-based hiding or direct removal.
4. Background processes apply saved rules, manage blocked hosts, handle popup control, and run scheduled features such as focus mode, pause timers, backups, and filter updates.
5. On supported websites, TBlock also applies specialized cleanup logic for ads, sponsored sections, overlays, and other high-noise components.
6. In the settings page, you can review, search, organize, import, export, recover, test, and back up your rules and preferences.
7. If a host is blocked, the extension opens a blocked page where you can review the blocked address, go back, or temporarily unblock it.

Privacy: - This extension stores browsing-related configuration and rule data locally to provide its features. The package indicates storage of custom rules, blocked hosts, popup logs and allowlists, false-positive reports, backup data, focus schedules, and related settings in browser storage. It also reads page structure and visible content on visited sites in order to detect removable elements, ads, sponsored content, popups, and overlays. If Google Drive backup is enabled, the extension requests Google authentication and uploads backup files to the user’s Drive. No separate external analytics or other explicit external data collection service is shown in the provided package details, aside from optional user-configured filter subscriptions and the Google Drive backup feature.