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adfilt
Adblock Filter List2018–2026
DandelionSprout / adfilt

adfilt

The place where I, DandelionSprout, store my web filter lists for countless topics, including my Nordic adblock list. As simple as that, really.

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What it is

The place where I, DandelionSprout, store my web filter lists for countless topics, including my Nordic adblock list. As simple as that, really.

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Where it is used

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by year8 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2018-07-03 04:53:42 UTC to 2026-06-08 08:25:50 UTC.

0122018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20182019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC211
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202

What Hacker News says

8 sources
watermelonpuppy·Jun 8, 2026
If you would like to keep the native youtube.com experience, in addition to disabling the watch history, which gets rid of the first screen recommendations, you can also use a filter list such as https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/YouTub.... I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations on what to watch next, it also blocks comments which can be an endless pit of doomscrolling on its own. This way if you want to watch a video the only way to do so its to search for it, otherwise you won't ever get anything else recommended to you.
In Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm
pogue·Aug 2, 2025
The Brave browser on iOS has the bypass-paywalls-chrome filter list installed as an option under shields. It's not perfect, but it gets past quite a few. On the project site (now hosted on a Russian github clone called gitflic, after being kicked off github & gitlab for DMCA claims) they mention using it on iOS with a Shortcut app and Unpaywall, or Adblock/Adlock. I don't use iOS so, hopefully some other issues can chime in to expand on that. But, I recently installed Brave browser on my father's iPhone so he could sync his profile and use the paywall bypass option. https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-clea... They also mention in the BPC repo, using a browser called Orion, but it apparently doesn't support 100% of the extension's functionality. https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chro... Another hel
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pful list, while not bypassing paywalls explicitly, serves somewhat of a similar purpose, is Browse Websites Without Logging In from DandelionSprout. https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/Browse... I have quite a few other bookmarked sites that claim to bypass paywalls in a variety of different ways if you'd like to look them over, but I can't speak on their quality or functionality. There was also a great thread on Reddit titled How to (Really) Bypass Paywalls in Safari on iOS in 2023, which got deleted, but luckily got saved on IA. The scripting seems to be acting a bit strange when I try to load the site through there, but that might be on my end, not sure. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716231923/https://www.reddi... 12ft dot io was shut down recently, so that's no longer usable, the links for the BPC extension has changed, but it's linked above. And finally, the gold (if not silver) standard is to always pass the links through archive.today and it will get you past the paywall probably 8 times out of 10.
In Ask HN: How do you bypass paywalls on Safari?
archargelod·Oct 14, 2024
> accounts.google.com/gsi/* This filter might break functionality on some sites, so it's better to use more specified version: ||accounts.google.com/gsi/*$xhr,3p Explanation of the relevant syntax: `[no prefix]`: Blocks resources that have this text string anywhere in its URL. `||`: Blocks resources that have a specific domain or subdomain. `$3p`: Ensures that resources from a domain are only blocked if you're not visiting the domain itself. `$xhr`: Prevents such resources from being downloaded through the titular JavaScript APIs. More Ad-filtering syntax explained: https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/Wiki/S...
In Blocking the "Sign in with Google" Prompt (2023)
XzetaU8·Jun 10, 2021
Additionally you can add [1]"Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool" filter list on uBlock Origin, which is recommended by [2]gorhill [1] https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/discussions/163 [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/m5iecq/how_do... Description: In a world dominated by bit.ly, ad.fly, and several thousand other malware cover-up tools, this list reduces the length of URLs in a much more legitimate and transparent manner. Essentially, it automatically removes unnecessary $/& values from the URLs, making them easier to copy from the URL bar and pasting elsewhere as links. Enjoy.
In Link shorteners: the long and short of why you shouldn’t use them

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