--- title: Google Chrome Extension Silencer Hides Spoilers On Twitter, Facebook description: You no longer have to stress about being a few episodes behind on 'Game of Thrones' canonical: https://time.com/63339/silencer-hides-tv-spoilers-from-social-media/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-15T14:59:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:08:48.557Z og:title: Here's How You Can Hide Those Annoying TV Spoilers on Social Media og:description: You no longer have to stress about being a few episodes behind on 'Game of Thrones' og:url: https://time.com/63339/silencer-hides-tv-spoilers-from-social-media/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5d2f2a37f4fa17c/69868ab9e53aba59ac4d20e7/187243543.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How You Can Hide Those Annoying TV Spoilers on Social Media twitter:description: You no longer have to stress about being a few episodes behind on 'Game of Thrones' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5d2f2a37f4fa17c/69868ab9e53aba59ac4d20e7/187243543.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How You Can Hide Those Annoying TV Spoilers on Social Media by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 15, 2014 2:59 PM UTC  LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: In this photo illustration, The Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile device as the company announced it's initial public offering and debut on the New York Stock Exchange on November 7, 2013 in London, England. Twitter went public on the NYSE opening at USD 26 per share, valuing the company's worth at an estimated USD 18 billion. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: In this photo illustration, The Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile device as the company announced it's initial public offering and debut on the New York Stock Exchange on November 7, 2013 in London, England. Twitter went public on the NYSE opening at USD 26 per share, valuing the company's worth at an estimated USD 18 billion. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 15, 2014 2:59 PM UTC You know that panicky feeling you get when you log onto Twitter or Facebook when you’re an episode behind on one of your favorite TV shows? When you just _know_ somebody is going to be [a life ruiner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEMDXySym2g) by revealing a major _Game of Thrones_ or _Scandal_ plot point? Well, thanks to this handy Google Chrome extension called [Silencer](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/silencer/liddmepmaofgllnbdbepbcgfgclcelno?hl=en), you can banish those spoilers from your Twitter and Facebook feeds. It’s simple: once you install it, you type in any keywords that you don’t want to see mentioned. So it’s great if you want to avoid any TV-related status updates, but really, it can be used for anything. Let’s say you don’t want to read any updates about your Facebook friends’ engagements. You can type in things like “engagement” and “He put a ring on it!” and “She said yes!” and “I get to marry my best friend!” so any status updates containing any of these phrases will vanish. Silencer also offers “Mute Packs” for popular shows like _True Blood_ and _Orange Is the New Black_ so you can automatically filter out any terms related to those programs. The extension only works for Twitter and Facebook, so you still have to watch out for spoilers on Instagram or Tumblr or, you know, real-life conversations. Luckily, though, you can always avoid those real-life spoilers by simply never talking to anyone, ever. 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