Junk filters

Keep the sources. Lose the junk.

Shopping roundups, coupon churn, sponsored posts, press releases, gambling promos, puzzle hints, giveaways, viral-bait headlines — Muuted filters the recurring clutter without hiding anything from you permanently.

9 maintained filtersEvery hidden story is reviewableOne tap to restore
Short answer Ten filters. Nothing deleted.

Recurring junk formats are hidden automatically — every catch stays reviewable in Hidden stories, one tap to restore.

Nothing is deleted

Filtered does not mean gone.

Every story caught by a Junk Filter goes to Hidden stories with the exact reason it was filtered. If Muuted gets one wrong, you can see it, restore it, and turn that filter off.

See

Every story that was filtered stays visible in Hidden stories.

See why

Each hidden story is labelled with the exact reason it was caught.

Undo it

Restore any hidden story with one tap.

The full list

The ten Junk Filters

Each filter targets a repeatable kind of feed clutter. Muuted maintains the rules so you do not have to build or babysit them yourself — and you can still add your own filters on top.

Shopping & affiliate posts

Buying guides and affiliate-heavy posts built to send you shopping.
Catches: “Best X to buy,” “we tested 14,” gift guides.

Deals & coupons

Discount pushes and recurring sale coverage that can overwhelm otherwise useful sources.
Catches: coupon codes, Prime Day, Black Friday deal churn.

Sponsored posts

Native advertising and paid placements identified by their disclosure language.
Catches: sponsored, partner, paid-content disclosures.

Unedited press releases

Wire-distributed announcements republished largely unchanged as if they were reporting.
Keeps: actual reporting about the announcement.

Betting & gambling promos

Sportsbook promotions and betting-acquisition content rather than reporting about gambling.
Catches: sign-up bonuses, promo codes, odds/picks/predictions columns.

Horoscopes & daily filler

Recurring astrology and horoscope posts that appear every day regardless of what is happening.
Catches: daily horoscope and zodiac forecast posts.

Puzzle hints & answers (new)

The daily flood of hint-and-answer posts for popular word and logic games.
Catches: Wordle, Connections and Strands hints and answers.

Giveaways & sweepstakes (new)

Promotional enter-to-win content rather than reporting about sweepstakes or fraud.
Catches: contests, giveaways, sweepstakes promotions.

Viral-bait headlines (new)

Stories sold primarily through manufactured virality or curiosity-gap framing.
Catches: “goes viral,” “breaks the internet,” “you won’t believe.”

Paywalls & ad-block walls (new)

Stories that turn out to be a wall rather than an article — from an aggregator like Hacker News, or from an outlet you already follow.
Catches: hard paywalls, metered walls, ad-blocker walls.

Format vs. subject

It filters the format, not the subject.

Muuted is designed to distinguish promotional or filler content from legitimate reporting about the same topic. If you want the subject itself gone, block the topic instead.

Sweepstakes fraud reporting

Passes through — this is reporting about fraud, not a promotional giveaway post.

Gambling legislation & industry news

Passes through — this is reporting about the industry, not a sportsbook promo.

Misinformation going viral

Passes through — this is reporting about a viral story, not viral-bait itself.

How the trial works

Your first week runs them all. After that, free shows you the count.

Every new account gets all ten Junk Filters for its first seven days, counted from signup. After the week the free plan keeps a daily count of how many stories they would have hidden, so you always know what you are missing. Nothing is tagged, faded or removed on the free plan after the week.

Week one: all ten, on

One tap turns them on. Anything they catch lands in Hidden stories with the reason, and one tap brings a story back. The clock runs from signup, so there is nothing to claim and nothing to restart.

The count, every day

One quiet line above your feed: how many stories the ten filters would have caught today. Dismiss it and it stays away until tomorrow.

Pro turns them on

All ten filters, yours to switch on, for $4 a month or $36 a year at the founding price. Anything they catch lands in Hidden stories with the reason, and one tap brings a story back.

Questions

Junk Filters FAQ

Do Junk Filters delete stories?

No. Filtered stories remain available in Hidden stories, where Muuted shows the exact reason each one was caught, and one tap restores any of them.

Are Junk Filters AI?

No. They are maintained filters built for specific, repeatable kinds of clutter. Their job is to behave predictably, not guess what you might like.

What if a filter catches something I wanted?

Open Hidden stories, restore it with one tap, and turn that Junk Filter off if it is not useful for you.

How is this different from keyword muting?

Keyword muting is your rule: you choose a word or phrase you are tired of seeing. Junk Filters are maintained by Muuted and target recurring formats such as sponsored posts, deal churn, press releases, and puzzle-answer posts.

A cleaner feed. Nothing lost.

Start with 100 sources and 10 muted words free.

Your first week of Junk Filters is waiting inside.

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