{"id":53515,"date":"2026-04-28T16:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=53515"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:56:56","slug":"scrolling-too-much-this-viral-extension-blocks-your-screen-with-a-giant-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/scrolling-too-much-this-viral-extension-blocks-your-screen-with-a-giant-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrolling Too Much? This Viral Extension Blocks Your Screen With a Giant Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You know how it usually goes: you open social media for a quick check, blink once, and suddenly it\u2019s been 40 minutes. No memory of what you even watched. Just lost time. Now imagine a giant orange cat jumping in and shutting it all down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Cat Gatekeeper<\/strong>, a browser extension that doesn\u2019t ask politely. It blocks your screen the second you\u2019ve scrolled long enough<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created by a Japanese developer, Cat Gatekeeper tracks how much time you spend on specific websites like social media. You decide the limit, and the extension does the rest. Once time is up, a massive orange cat appears and covers everything<\/strong>. No clicking around it or closing it. You wait until the break timer ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most screen time tools give you stats or gentle nudges. Cat Gatekeeper says \u201cabsolutely not.\u201d So here you are with a furry blockade between you and another hour of mindless scrolling. And honestly, that\u2019s probably why it’s so effective (and cute).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If nothing else has worked so far, a stubborn orange cat might finally do the job. You can try the extension here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want more tips for a healthy relationship with the online world, check out How to Consume News Without Letting It Consume You<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know how it usually goes: you open social media for a quick check, blink once, and suddenly it\u2019s been 40 minutes. No memory of what you even watched. Just lost time. Now imagine a giant orange cat jumping in and shutting it all down. Meet Cat Gatekeeper, a browser extension that doesn\u2019t ask politely. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":53516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}},{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}},{"id":15523,"slug":"qatar","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/","api_id":201,"title":{"rendered":"Qatar"}},{"id":15519,"slug":"oman","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/","api_id":186,"title":{"rendered":"Oman"}},{"id":15514,"slug":"bahrain","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/","api_id":21,"title":{"rendered":"Bahrain"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}},{"id":15499,"slug":"abu-dhabi","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/abu-dhabi\/","api_id":2,"title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"}},{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}},{"id":15524,"slug":"doha","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/doha\/","api_id":280,"title":{"rendered":"Doha"}},{"id":15520,"slug":"muscat","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/muscat\/","api_id":281,"title":{"rendered":"Muscat"}},{"id":17008,"slug":"manama","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/manama\/","api_id":282,"title":{"rendered":"Manama"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}