Bouncer: Block "crypto", "rage politics", and more from your X feed using AI

Bouncer wants to be the bouncer at the door of your X feed, kicking out buzzwords you hate — think “crypto,” “engagement bait,” or “rage politics.” It’s a browser add‑on (and iOS app) that uses smart software to hide posts matching your no‑go list, even spotting problem images and telling you why it filtered each post. You can keep it private by running models on your own device, or connect cloud services if you prefer.

But the crowd? Oh, they’re rowdy. One camp is rolling their eyes so hard they can see their brain: “Just don’t use X at all,” say the quitters, with multiple replies cheering the nuclear option. Another faction swears you don’t need AI at all — just stick to the Following tab in time order and ditch the algorithmic “For You,” which one commenter calls useless. Then come the philosophers: filtering out “rage politics” sounds nice, but critics warn you’ll end up reading reactions without the original outrage — a recipe for confusion and a fast track to being misinformed.

Meanwhile, the jokesters went full dystopia, imagining this as a kid‑safe internet gatekeeper or a government‑mandated filter — very Black Mirror. So is Bouncer a peacekeeper for your doomscrolling, or an echo‑chamber machine? The community’s split between “mute the mess,” “use built‑in settings,” and “log off, touch grass,” and they’re all yelling loud enough to trip the filter themselves.