Why Twitter?

A Chrome extension that adds psychological friction to Twitter/X by requiring you to state your intention before accessing it.

How It Works

1. Navigate to twitter.com or x.com → Blocked
2. Type why you're opening Twitter (5+ characters)
3. Access granted for 5 minutes in that tab only
4. After 5 minutes → automatically blocked again
5. New tab = new reason required

Features

• 🚫 Blocks Twitter/X until you state your reason
• ⏱️ 5-minute per-tab access limit (enforced)
• 📝 Logs all your reasons locally
• 🔒 No data collected, no external requests
• 🎨 Matches X's official design language

Installation

Step 1: Download the Extension

git clone https://github.com/randomness11/whytwitter.git

Or click Code → Download ZIP and extract it.

Step 2: Open Chrome Extensions Page

• Open Chrome and navigate to:

  chrome://extensions
  

• Or go to ⋮ Menu → Extensions → Manage Extensions

Step 3: Enable Developer Mode

• Toggle the Developer mode switch in the top-right corner

Step 4: Load the Extension

1. Click Load unpacked
2. Navigate to the downloaded/cloned folder
3. Select the folder containing manifest.json
4. Click Select Folder

Step 5: Verify Installation

• You should see "Why Twitter?" in your extensions list
• The extension icon will appear in your toolbar
• Try visiting twitter.com — you'll be blocked! 🎉

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Updating the Extension

If you installed manually:

1. Pull the latest changes or re-download
2. Go to chrome://extensions
3. Click the ↻ refresh icon on the extension card

Files

File	Purpose
manifest.json	Extension config (Manifest V3)
background.js	Service worker — intercepts navigation, manages timers
block.html	Block page UI
block.js	Input validation and messaging
icon.svg	Source icon
icon128.png	Extension icon (128x128)

Privacy

• All data stored locally via chrome.storage.local
• Reasons never leave your browser
• No analytics, no tracking, no external requests

License

MIT