Spoiler Shield

{{Short description|Defunct spoiler blocking application}}

{{Infobox Software

| name = Spoiler Shield

| author =

| developer = Picking Carrots LLC

| released = iPhone and iPad September, 2013

| operating system = iOS & Android

| license = Proprietary

| website = [http://spoilershield.com/ SpoilerShield.com]{{deadlink|date=February 2025}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131026172908/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spoiler-shield/id700976973?ls=1&mt=8 iPhone & iPad Download]

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Spoiler Shield was an iOS and Android app designed to block spoilers of popular television shows and sports games on Facebook and Twitter. Using a proprietary algorithm, Spoiler Shield filtered the users Facebook and/or Twitter feeds avoiding any post that could potentially give away the outcome of a show or game.{{cite web|url=http://www.spoilershield.com/about/ |title=About Spoiler Shield |publisher=Spoilershield.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-03}}{{cite web|last=Broida |first=Rick |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57606309-233/spoiler-shield-app-protects-you-from-blabbermouth-friends/ |title=Spoiler Shield app protects you from blabbermouth friends - CNET |publisher=Reviews.cnet.com |date=2011-10-27 |accessdate=2015-03-03}} It was able to block spoilers from over 30 television shows (including American Horror Story, Boardwalk Empire, and Project Runway),{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spoiler-shield/id700976973?mt=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925164213/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spoiler-shield/id700976973?mt=8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |title=Spoiler Shield on the App Store on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=2014-08-20 |access-date=2015-03-03}} as well as sports games from every team of the NFL, MLB and NBA.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-breaking-bad-spoilers-spoiler-shield-app-20130927,0,6258652.story#axzz2jnnah3je |title=How to block 'Breaking Bad' spoilers and still use Facebook, Twitter |work=LA Times |date=2013-09-27 |accessdate=2015-03-03}}{{cite web|author=David S. Cohen |url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/new-app-blocks-tv-spoilers-on-facebook-twitter-1200668292/ |title=New App Blocks TV Spoilers on Facebook, Twitter |publisher=Variety |date=2013-09-25 |accessdate=2015-03-03}} Spoiler Shield was founded by Josh Solt and Matthew Loew in 2013.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/07/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/spoiler-alert-apps/index.html?hpt=en_c1 |title=Read this story or we give away the ending |publisher=CNN.com |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2015-03-03}}