Kick Channel Filter helps you clean up Kick.com by hiding channels you don’t want to see.

Features

• Manual block list — add channel usernames (from the URL) and hide their cards across the site.
• Auto-block spammy names — built-in heuristic detects random-looking usernames and hides them automatically.
• Popup UI — manage your list from the extension icon; add the current channel in one click.
• No tracking — no external servers; your data stays in Chrome Storage.

How it works

The extension runs a content script on Kick.com pages to detect channel links and hide matching cards. It continuously watches for new content (infinite scroll and SPA navigation) and re-applies the filter.

Permissions

• storage: save your blocked list & toggles (locally/sync).
• tabs: used only to read the active tab URL for “Add current.”
• https://kick.com/*: required to run on Kick pages.

Notes

• Enter usernames exactly as they appear in the URL (e.g., https://kick.com/username).
• You can toggle the auto-block feature from the popup.
• Designed for Manifest V3.

If you find channels the auto-block misses (or false positives), please send examples via the Web Store support page. We'll keep improving the heuristic.

Random Channel Detection Heuristic

The extension includes an optional auto-block feature that attempts to hide spam or throwaway channels on Kick.com automatically.
These channels often follow patterns such as:

• Randomly generated usernames with minimal semantic meaning
• A mix of letters and digits in unusual distributions
• Very low vowel-to-consonant ratio
• Long runs of consecutive consonants
• High character diversity and entropy

Detection Logic

When scanning visible channel cards, the username is extracted from the channel URL (e.g., https://kick.com/<username>).
Each username is analyzed and scored against several metrics:

Metric	Description
len	Total length of the username
digitsCount	Number of digits present
vowelRatio	Ratio of vowels (a, e, i, o, u, y) to total characters
maxConsRun	Maximum number of consecutive consonants
uniqRatio	Ratio of unique characters to total length
entropy	Shannon entropy based on character distribution
triDiv	Diversity of 3-character sequences (trigrams)

Main Rules

A username is flagged as random-like if:

1. It contains a balanced mix of letters and digits or
2. It contains only letters but shows high entropy, high uniqueness, and long consonant runs or
3. It has exactly one digit but is consonant-heavy with high entropy and diversity
   (special handling for cases like oiofwtvbks9ta)

Example Triggers

• jdlcfvgkvvsqu → Letters-only, low vowel ratio, high consonant run
• hu9dqynzyldwz → One digit, consonant-heavy, high uniqueness
• oiofwtvbks9ta → One digit, consonant-heavy, long consonant run, high trigram diversity
• 59bu0a8ltyjl0 → Multiple digit groups, high entropy

Limitations

The heuristic is intentionally aggressive for spam reduction but may occasionally hide legitimate short or stylized usernames.
Users can disable auto-block or whitelist usernames manually if needed.