Because there’s nothing that removes the joy of consequence-free sex more than a glimpse of its consequences (Image: Skyn)

A condom firm has launched a ‘baby blocker’ to stop you seeing cute pictures of newborns and toddlers on your social media feed.

The Chrome plugin will automatically sense images posted to Facebook that contain babies and replace their adorable visages with a different image.

In a press release, the ‘sexual wellness company’ Skyn said the ‘high profile recent birth’ could lead to an explosion in the number of baby pictures posted to social media.

For the record, we think the firm is talking about the birth of Harry and Meghan’s baby boy Archie Harrison.


‘Everyone shares in the joy of the arrival of a famous baby and relish seeing the images released across social channels,’ said Jeyan Heper, CEO of LifeStyles, the company behind Skyn.



‘Numerous baby photos are being shared every hour on Facebook and this is bound to increase over the coming weeks.

‘Sexual wellness company Skyn has launched a simple free‐to‐download Google Chrome extension, allowing people to opt‐out of the predictable frenzy of baby photos, following a much awaited birth. The Baby Blocker, gives Facebook users the option of blocking baby photos on their feed.

‘We want people to enjoy sharing photos of their cute bundles of joy, celebrity or otherwise.

‘On average, parents share 1,500 pictures of their little darlings from the moment they arrive to the age of five, which for some people might be a little bit too much.

‘The Baby Blocker was created for them: a simple and fun way to swap baby photos in your feed for images of other things you might like.’

Here’s what you’ll see if you haven’t got the blocker installed (Image: Skyn)

Here’s how the tech works: ‘Facebook automatically detects the composition of each image uploaded by its users and produces simple descriptions for the image by identifying elements, such as ‘three people’, ‘people smiling’, or ‘baby’.

‘The Baby Blocker Chrome Extension searches these descriptions, as well as other post content, to determine if the post contains babies. If a baby is detected, the HTML of the Facebook page is altered to block the post with a different image.’

You can download the plugin on Google’s Chrome web store.