Does anyone know if "Twitch Adblocker Plus" (formerly TwiBlocker) is safe to use? It was working, but Google removed it from the Chrome Web Store for malware. Devs' website claims that's false, and it's free of malware, but I'm hesitant to trust them enough to actually install it.

The website I'm referring to in the title is here. It used to work really well, so I want to use it, but I have no way of knowing if it's safe.

From their website:

"Hello TwiBlocker Users, As you all know, Google has removed our extension from Chrome without any warning or reason, claiming that it contains malware. This is completely false, as our extension does not have any malware, nor do we collect any data. However, for those who trust Twiblocker, we are going to share a 100% working and safe method for you to once again use TwiBlocker and block ads on Twitch.tv."

I really can't stand how much Twitch has amped up their ads, so I want to get a working adblocker going. I'm currently using "Stream Cleaner", which does block the ads, but it's very glitchy. When the ads load, you get a blue screen stating that an ad is playing, and unfortunately, you have to wait for it to finish. I'm just glad it blocks those "Stream Display ads" without a hitch (they're the ads that load under the stream's video & resize the window).

I've seen people recommending adding something to the filter list in uBlock Origin, but that's never worked for me, unfortunately.

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