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Hostfile blocklist for ads and tracking, updated regularly (by lightswitch05)
The Blocklist Project
These lists were created because the founder of the project wanted something with a little more control over what is being blocked. Many lists out there are all or nothing. We set out to create lists with more control over what is being blocked and believe that we have accomplished that. (by blocklistproject)
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| hosts | The Blocklist Project | |
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| 50 | 76 | |
| 1,485 | 3,277 | |
| - | - | |
| 9.1 | 0.0 | |
| 5 months ago | 13 days ago | |
| Python | JavaScript | |
| Apache License 2.0 | The Unlicense |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
hosts
Posts with mentions or reviews of hosts.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-24.
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DNS server set to Pihole but no traffic
I've added the Ads & Tracking list and the AMP Hosts list from Developer Dan to the default list; any others you recommend I add? It's hard to tell if the ads coming through are a 'my blocklist isn't good enough' problem or a 'my pihole's not set up properly yet' problem.
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Annoying A/B testing mistakes every engineer should know
Posthog is on developerdans "Ads & Tracking" blocklist[1], if you're wondering why this doesn't load.
[1]: https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/blob/master/docs/list...
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Is it okay to use pi-hole if I don’t know what the hell I’m doing?
This is how you learn. Going forward you'll start noticing some ads and some not, based on the default adlist. I think the default adlist is good enough for starting. But you should also look into developer dan's adlist and ticked firebog adlist.
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What filters do you people use for adguard?
Enable most of the default ones, use DNS filtering. I use Cloudflare DNS. And for some third-party filters you can load, I recommend Steven Black hosts, OISD blocklists, Developer Dan hosts and AnudeepND Blacklist.
- Benign domains randomly being blocked?
- Any recommendations for a streaming device where the home screen is not 90% ads?
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Using pi-hole to reduce my grandparents vulnerability to scams?
Did you bother looking at the sticky issue that says the lists are in maintenance mode? I’m trying un-inspire confidence https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356
- TikTok Tracks You Across the Web, Even If You Don’t Use App
- Pi-hole FTL v5.18, Web v5.15 and Core v5.12.1 released
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Use more than just the OSID list?
FYI https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356
The Blocklist Project
Posts with mentions or reviews of The Blocklist Project.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-10.
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Less aggressive porn blocklist?
This one is good, very few false positives: https://github.com/blocklistproject/Lists/blob/master/porn.txt
- The Block List Project – Blocked by Google Safe Browsing
- Problem - Pi-Hole not getting many DNS requests
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Ask HN: Ban All ByteDance and Tencent Domains
Here's a good starting list of TikTok hosts, of which overlaps a few of ByteDance's domains: https://github.com/blocklistproject/Lists/blob/master/tiktok...
- Adatvédelem, tudatosság
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BlockList Project?
For the past few years I've just used the standard StevenBlack one that is enabled by default when you setup PiHole, and it covers the large majority of ads. The only ads I still see are on YouTube and Twitch, and as far as I know those can't be blocked with a DNS sinkhole since the ads are served from the same domain as the content. The lists on that site seem like they let you block a bunch of other stuff, not necessarily ads, but domains related to gambling, crypto, TikTok etc. That's a bit different.
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Any DNS to block reddit ads?
There are lots of great sources for block lists. I used some site a long time ago that helped you build a custom list. I cant find the link but still lots of good sources like : https://github.com/blocklistproject/Lists
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Blocklist Syntax
do check out: blocklist project Homepage: https://blocklist.site
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Blocking TikTok
i using one off these: https://github.com/blocklistproject/Lists/blob/master/tiktok.txt
- help configure fortigate without fortiguard license
What are some alternatives?
When comparing hosts and The Blocklist Project you can also consider the following projects:
hosts - 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
NSABlocklist-pi-hole-edition - HOSTS file to block most known NSA / GCHQ / C.I.A. / F.B.I. spying servers. List is optimized for pi-hole.
firebog-ticked-list - Merges firebog.net ticked host list to one giant file
pi-hole-blocklist - Pi Hole Blocklists for blocking Social Media and Messaging services
blacklist - Blacklist and Adware Blocking for the Ubiquiti EdgeMax Router
WindowsSpyBlocker - Block spying and tracking on Windows
shallalist - DISCONTINUED!!! - Unpacked ShallaList Repo
my-pihole-blocklists - Create custom pi-hole blocklists
oisd - oisd blocklist
FilterLists - :shield: The independent, comprehensive directory of filter and host lists for advertisements, trackers, malware, and annoyances.
Emu68 - M68K emulation for AArch64/AArch32
hosts vs hosts
The Blocklist Project vs NSABlocklist-pi-hole-edition
hosts vs firebog-ticked-list
The Blocklist Project vs pi-hole-blocklist
hosts vs blacklist
The Blocklist Project vs firebog-ticked-list
hosts vs WindowsSpyBlocker
The Blocklist Project vs shallalist
hosts vs my-pihole-blocklists
The Blocklist Project vs oisd
hosts vs FilterLists
The Blocklist Project vs Emu68