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

244 mentions on Hacker News by 168 people: 21 stories, 223 comments · first 2013-02-22 · latest 2026-10-07

Mentions per year 244 mentions · busiest year 2019 (41)
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  1. ▲ 5
    Steven Black DNS blocklist blocked gstatic.com
    story by LeoPanthera · 2023-12-07 · 7 comments
  2. ▲ 1
    “We have nothing to do with ads ” (2021)
    story by 1vuio0pswjnm7 · 2023-07-27 · 3 comments
  3. ▲ 150
    Block Adware and Malware with /etc/hosts
    story by feross · 2023-06-12 · 78 comments
  4. ▲ 1
    Unified hosts file with base extensions
    story by sndean · 2022-08-07 · 0 comments
  5. ▲ 1
    Spam Blacklist and Blocklist Hosts
    story by Brajeshwar · 2022-06-18 · 0 comments
  6. ▲ 1
    Show HN: Simple and self-hosted URL shortener
    story by memorable · 2022-06-02 · 0 comments
  7. ▲ 1
    Steven Black Hosts – Release 3.9.58 – March-25-2022
    story by News-Dog · 2022-03-29 · 0 comments
  8. ▲ 6
    Ask HN: Hosts File – Still Relevant?
    story by News-Dog · 2021-11-09 · 2 comments
  9. ▲ 2
    Unified hosts file with base extensions
    story by luispa · 2021-06-04 · 0 comments
  10. ▲ 1
    Steven Black – Hosts
    story by depressedCorgi · 2020-07-26 · 0 comments
  11. ▲ 9
    Hosts file ignored on Windows with DNS over HTTP enabled in latest Firefox
    story by eajr · 2020-03-21 · 2 comments
  12. ▲ 1
    DOH(DNS-over-HTTPS) bypassing the hosts file
    story by DyslexicAtheist · 2019-12-18 · 0 comments
  13. ▲ 1
    Unified hosts file with base extensions
    story by pujjad · 2019-12-01 · 0 comments
  14. ▲ 3
    Listing of Hosts Files
    story by vinchuco · 2018-07-04 · 0 comments
  15. ▲ 1
    Unified hosts file with base extensions
    story by reimertz · 2017-12-06 · 0 comments
  16. ▲ 1
    HOSTS file compilation for blocking unwanted web connections
    story by matthberg · 2017-05-30 · 0 comments
  17. ▲ 2
    Ask HN: How is this VPN setup for personal use?
    story by o_s_m · 2016-02-13 · 0 comments
  18. ▲ 273
    Adblock via /etc/hosts
    story by lpsz · 2016-02-12 · 139 comments
  19. ▲ 4
    Amalgamated hosts file
    story by 2a0c40 · 2015-11-20 · 2 comments
  20. ▲ 5
    Ask HN: Suggestions for a current /etc/hosts DNS blacklist?
    story by arh68 · 2015-05-08 · 2 comments
  21. ▲ 2
    446,743 /etc/hosts entries for blacklisting
    story by taylorbuley · 2014-06-19 · 0 comments