Spoilers, how to avoid them online

Who has never found himself wanting to watch a film or a TV series, perhaps to postpone the right moment for a thousand reasons (above all, the weather) and then end up getting burned with a spoilers intercepted (but not dodged, one might say) perhaps on social media or during an online search? Spoilers, we know, are information on the plots or events of a series or episode, or on the fate of a character, which can reveal too much or precisely completely ruin the viewing experience. The algorithms that oversee the traffic of social platforms also increase the risk of an unwanted encounter, since they end up offering us themes and topics that they think might interest us.

Luckily there are a few ways to avoid spoilers on social media like Twitter and YouTube. One of the first suggestions is to use the filtering tools offered by the different platforms. For example, on Twitter you can filter out tweets that contain specific keywords or completely hide posts containing suspicious keywords. All for 24 hours, a week, a month or forever. Everything is done starting from the Settings and assistance item.

As for YouTube, the situation is the same as for social networks: the video platform often recommends new videos related to previous videos we have watched in the past. This means that if there are many videos on a certain title in your user history, YouTube could suggest a video that contains news and information that you don’t want to know. At least, not before enjoying the remaining episodes. It is therefore better to cancel your search history and click some dislikes on some videos on that series or film.

If, on the other hand, you prefer to be even more cautious, another option is to avoid social media altogether until you got to watch the movie or TV series that you set your sights on. It’s not very simple, of course, but it can be useful if you want to make sure you avoid the worst spoilers: those of unwary social media friends or the people we follow. As well as social networks, it is better to avoid specialized forums, Reddit or comments at the bottom of articles on those topics.

They also exist browser extensions, mainly Google Chrome, which can help protect against spoilers. Among these, Spoiler Protection 2.0 is an extension that allows you to block specific keywords or hide images that might reveal too much. There are other similar extensions that can be useful as well.

However, even if you use filtering tools and browser extensions, it is always important to pay attention to what you read online in general, informing yourself daily. Avoid clicking on links or messages that look suspicious, or on too revealing article titlescan reduce the risk of unwanted spoilers.

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