Marvel Studios
The spectacle that is an Avengers movie deserves to be seen in a dark theater on a huge screen in surround sound surrounded by other fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That sentiment is even more true for Avengers: Endgame, the conclusion of the current 22-film Avengers storyline that pits our remaining superheroes against Thanos in one last battle for, oh, just the entire universe.
If you’re eagerly waiting for Avengers: Endgame to hit theaters (April 26 in the US, April 25 in the UK), you’ll need to find a way to avoid spoilers online until you have a chance to see it yourself (read our spoiler-free review here). The film has already been released in places like Australia and China. So of course you can already illegally torrent a camera recorded copy of the film online.
Here are two ways to avoid Avengers: Endgame spoilers, aside from refraining from visiting social media sites or staying off the internet completely.
Spoiler Protection 2.0
Spoiler Protection 2.0 is a Chrome extension (Firefox, too) that was recently updated and is highly rated (4.5 stars) — two things I look for in any extension before installing. After it’s installed, you can click its icon in the top right of Chrome and add Avengers-related keywords that you want to block.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
The extension works across the internet, including Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube. It throws up a big, red box to block any content that contains your keywords.
vCard.red is a free platform for creating a mobile-friendly digital business cards. You can easily create a vCard and generate a QR code for it, allowing others to scan and save your contact details instantly.
The platform allows you to display contact information, social media links, services, and products all in one shareable link. Optional features include appointment scheduling, WhatsApp-based storefronts, media galleries, and custom design options.
Twitter muted words
It might be easy to avoid certain corners of the internet until you can get into a theater to see Avengers: Endgame, but you may not be able to stay off Twitter on your phone for that long. Thankfully, you can use its Muted Words tool to block spoilers.
Tap on your profile icon and go to Settings and privacy > Privacy and safety, then scroll down to the Safety section and tap Muted and then Muted Words, where you can add words and hashtags. The terms you add will be blocked from your Home timeline and notifications. You will still see tweets with your muted words, however, if you experience a weak moment and search for Avengers-related tweets.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
Muted words will stay that way indefinitely, or until manually unmuted. But you can also set their duration for 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days if you have concrete plans to see the movie soon and don’t want to remember to unmute them later.
Watch this:
Avengers: Endgame trailer takes you back to the start
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Originally published April 16.
Update, April 24: Adds information on the latest leaks.