[HN Gopher] Show HN: Dull - Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Wit...
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       Show HN: Dull - Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts
       (iOS)
        
       I kept deleting and redownloading Instagram because I couldn't stop
       watching Reels but needed the app for DMs. Tried screen time
       limits, just overrode them. So I built this.  Dull loads Instagram,
       YouTube, Facebook, and X and filters out short-form content with a
       mix of CSS and JS injection. MutationObserver handles anything that
       lazy-loads after the page renders, which is most of the annoying
       stuff since these platforms love to load content dynamically.  The
       ongoing work is maintaining the filters. Platforms change their DOM
       all the time, Instagram obfuscates class names, YouTube
       restructures how Shorts appear in the feed, etc. It's a cat-and-
       mouse thing that never really ends.  Also has grayscale mode, time
       limits, and usage tracking.  Happy to answer questions.
        
       Author : kasparnoor
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2026-04-01 21:04 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (getdull.app)
 (TXT) w3m dump (getdull.app)
        
       | SoKamil wrote:
       | This could have been Safari Extension
        
       | bryanhogan wrote:
       | Sounds like a good project, I also hate that Instagram pushes
       | algorithm-driven content into your face everywhere without any
       | options to turn it off, it's good to fight against these toxic
       | dark design patterns.
       | 
       | Can also recommend using Instagram with the IGPlus web extension.
       | Or for a native Android version there's also DFinstagram.
       | 
       | For YouTube there are many web extensions as well. On Android the
       | YouTube ReVanced patch is really good though.
       | 
       | IGPlus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/igplus-
       | extens...
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       | DFinstagram: https://www.distractionfreeapps.com
        
       | danpalmer wrote:
       | Doing this as a browser extension is one thing, but _selling_ an
       | interface to Instagram and YouTube sounds like it 's very risky.
       | 
       | What's your basis for thinking this will work long term? I see
       | you're selling yearly or lifetime subscriptions, suggesting you
       | think the product can exist. There have been many attempts at
       | this in the past that have been taken down, why is Dull
       | different?
        
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