Questions About Setting Up Hosts File

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  • Pi-hole

    A black hole for Internet advertisements

  • You are much better off installing Pi-Hole for that sort of blocking instead of just using the /etc/hosts file.

  • hosts

    🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

  • One more thing to note is, that the hosts file will be bypassed when you use DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in your browser! See: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/968

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