Is TTV AB - Lightweight, powerful ad blocker for Twitch.tv safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on all twitch.tv sites

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

• *://*.twitch.tv/* twitch.tv and all its subdomains

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 1 site pattern.

• *://*.twitch.tv/* twitch.tv and all its subdomains

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Privacy, 42% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 2 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

20k users

• Last updated in the store 2 days ago, on 2026-11-01.
• We have seen 9 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-26Asked for more permissions (3, was 2) (changed: browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-11-01Version 26.0.1
2. 2026-10-29Version 26.0.0
3. 2026-10-26Version 25.0.4 · Asked for more permissions (3, was 2) (changed: browser permissions)
4. 2026-10-24Version 25.0.1
5. 2026-10-23Version 25.0.0
6. 2026-10-22Version 24.0.1
7. 2026-10-21Version 24.0.0
8. 2026-10-17Version 23.0.2

Who publishes it

The store lists no publisher name, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2025-12-16 and was last updated on 2026-11-01.

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can TTV AB - Lightweight, powerful ad blocker for Twitch.tv access?

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern. It declares 2 browser permissions.

What data does TTV AB - Lightweight, powerful ad blocker for Twitch.tv collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has TTV AB - Lightweight, powerful ad blocker for Twitch.tv asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-26.

Does TTV AB - Lightweight, powerful ad blocker for Twitch.tv publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.