DeadDash

Fight AI-generated spam: Hide word-bound em dashes from your timeline.

DeadDash is a browser extension designed to tidy up your X timeline by automatically hiding posts containing word-bound em dashes (e.g., word—word). This specific pattern is frequently found in AI-generated content.

• Precise Filtering: Only posts containing em dashes directly connecting words (word—word) will be hidden.
• Avoid False Positives: Posts with standalone em dashes, punctuation-bound em dashes, or stylistic uses are not affected.

Enjoy a cleaner timeline without sacrificing the genuine posts you love.

Features

• Automatic Filtering: Detects and hides posts containing em-dashes between words
• Counter: Tracks how many posts have been filtered from your timeline
• Toggle Control: Easily enable or disable the extension with a single click
• Real-time Detection: Works on dynamically loaded content as you scroll

Installation

Chrome Web Store

1. Visit the DeadDash extension page on the Chrome Web Store
2. Click "Add to Chrome" to install it in your browser

Manual Installation

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top-right corner
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the DeadDash directory
5. The extension should now be installed and active

How It Works

DeadDash scans your X timeline for posts containing em-dashes (—) between words, which is a common pattern in AI-generated content. When it finds such posts, it automatically hides them from your view.

The extension uses a simple but effective pattern detection:

// Regex: Looks for a word character (\w), followed by an em dash (—),
// followed by another word character (\w)
const wordBoundEmDashRegex = /\w—\w/;

Usage

1. After installation, navigate to X.com or Twitter.com
2. The extension will automatically start filtering posts containing em-dashes
3. Click the DeadDash icon in your browser toolbar to:
   • See how many posts have been blocked
   • Enable or disable the extension

Privacy

DeadDash operates entirely within your browser and does not:

• Collect any personal data
• Send any information to external servers
• Track your browsing history
• Modify any content other than hiding specific posts on X/Twitter

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to improve DeadDash:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name)
3. Make your changes
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature-name)
6. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Created by Matt MacPherson