FOfouc·Dec 27, 2023
I don't have this issue because I dump an extensive deny list of hosts into my /etc/hosts file from https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
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What it is
🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
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What people are saying
I am in the exact same boat. And lately it's the same sort of shit... My dad will get a text message on Facebook from a "friend" (usually a dead friend) and it'll say something…
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Observed mentions: 2013-02-22 16:12:14 UTC to 2026-10-07 09:41:56 UTC.
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| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 38 | 2 | 36 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 28 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 41 | 2 | 39 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 27 | 2 | 25 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 22 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
What Hacker News says
22 sourcesSteven Black DNS blocklist blocked gstatic.com
5 points · Open discussionWhile it is now unblocked, the Steven Black list has been blocking a lot of innocent CDNs.
jQuery: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2520
(twice): https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2516
cookielaw: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2519
jsdelivr.net: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2518
gstatic (again): https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2329
And other innocent sites:
freecodecamp: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2517
Parts of the Internet Archive: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2476
In Steven Black DNS blocklist blocked gstatic.comHow does this compare to using a hosts file with known ad servers?
like: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
In System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and LinuxI use the Hosts file to block a ton of ads and that works really well. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts Something worth considering if your ad blocker isn't working well.
In Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their adsPerhaps this will help... https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/pull/2461
In Radar Maps PlatformNo idea, api.radar.io is on the block list since January 2020.
The commit's comment is "major update from adaway.org"
https://github.com/stevenblack/hosts/commit/4fa0470
In Radar Maps PlatformYou can also use a declarative adblocker like uBlock Origin Lite [1], which only provides the browser with a list of elements to filter, but doesn't have any permissions to read content or perform requests. Or simply use your hosts file to apply OS-wide filtering with no browser add-ons needed [2].
Be aware that if you use these "passive" blocking methods, there are some sites like YouTube where you will see ads, because in these cases it's necessary to actually manipulate page content to hide them. What you can do is use a traditional adblocker but enable it only for these few sites where the declarative approach is not enough, take a look at [3] for more details.
[1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home
[2] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
[3] https://seirdy.one/posts/2022/06/04/layered-content-blocking...
In Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't> why don't we block ads at the operating system level instead at the browser level?
sure, we do that, too: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
In uBlock Origin Lite now available on Firefoxhosts file aggregator last updated: August 17 2023 : https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
current 'unique porn domains' = 53,644
current adware, malware, tracking, etc. = 210,425 unique domains
In Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains“We have nothing to do with ads ” (2021)
1 points · Open discussionI think these two things help make Windows more usable.
* O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11 | https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
* StevenBlack/hosts: Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories. | https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
In Outlook now ignores Windows' Default Browser and opens links in Edge by defaultBlock Adware and Malware with /etc/hosts
150 points · Open discussionhosts file (modified) sourced from; Steven-Black - hosts @GitHub : https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
cat /etc/hosts |grep -i 'jsonip.com'
0.0.0.0 jsonip.com
0.0.0.0 www.jsonip.com
In 418 I'm a teapotSure is! Just modify your hosts table.
https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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