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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

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  1. And we request removal as and where we can. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1781 Unfortunately mvps.org no longer seems to reply to emails.
    comment by tylerhannan · 2022-10-04 · in ClickHouse Cloud is now in Public Beta
  2. Steven-Black - hosts - GitHub : https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts Pull all the (URL)s for Instagram from the lists.
    comment by Trouble_007 · 2022-09-29 · in Ask HN: How to block Instagram via Router (OpenDNS)
  3. …Adding blockers to the hosts table still works with Chrome... hope they don't muck with that... https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts But if they do... there are always DNS solutions you can add to your Router. https://nextdns.io/ I use…
    comment by dbg31415 · 2022-09-24 · in Mozilla reaffirms that Firefox will continue to support current content blockers
  4. …by making large ipset lists for iptables. [1] - https://github.com/firehol/blocklist-ipsets [2] - https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts [3] - https://www.uceprotect.net/en/index.php?m=6&s=0 [4] - https://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/291.h…
    comment by LinuxBender · 2022-09-06 · in Ask HN: Is it pointless to report hosting Abuse?
  5. ▲ 1
    Unified hosts file with base extensions
    story by sndean · 2022-08-07 · 0 comments
  6. Here is the readme: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts If that could be more clear, please tell me how?
    comment by stblack · 2022-07-14 · in Gambling and Adult content DNS blocking using Mullvad VPN
  7. ▲ 1
    Spam Blacklist and Blocklist Hosts
    story by Brajeshwar · 2022-06-18 · 0 comments
  8. Your browser shouldn't even be capable of resolving advertising.com You can use https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts as your hosts file, but even better is TLD and wildcard domain blocking with dnsmasq or dnscrypt-proxy.
    comment by 0daystock · 2022-06-10 · in MIT researchers uncover ‘unpatchable’ flaw in Apple M1 chips
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    Show HN: Simple and self-hosted URL shortener
    story by memorable · 2022-06-02 · 0 comments
  10. More generally: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by myroon5 · 2022-05-28 · in Blocklist of all Facebook domains (2016)
  11. ▲ 1
    Steven Black Hosts – Release 3.9.58 – March-25-2022
    story by News-Dog · 2022-03-29 · 0 comments
  12. Exactly that. I would recommend something like this [0]. [0]: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by sdoering · 2022-03-10 · in Consent-O-Matic: Automatic handling of GDPR consent forms
  13. it's probably something like this: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by djKianoosh · 2022-03-07 · in My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll
  14. This is my go-to: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts It helps a lot.
    comment by troyvit · 2022-02-21 · in Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
  15. …) directly off my router, and I (probably somewhat redundantly) also use a hosts blocker ( https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts ) on my non-phone machines. It's annoying for the first day or two, but you get used to it really quickly.
    comment by daniel-thompson · 2022-01-03 · in Ask HN: How do you avoid dopamine addiction on social media?
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    Ask HN: Hosts File – Still Relevant?
    story by News-Dog · 2021-11-09 · 2 comments
  17. …my hosts[] filter, as it includes amplitude.com Pity as they are great, so I often pass on them! [] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by sails · 2021-09-30 · in Tell HN: Amplitude (YC W12) just went public – AMA
  18. For what it's worth here's what I do: I run my own /etc/hosts file based on : https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts This should block the popular ad-ware companies. I also browse with Brave, and use their inbuilt "shields" feature to block…
    comment by CodeGlitch · 2021-08-26 · in UK to overhaul privacy rules in post-Brexit departure from GDPR
  19. …the NoScript addon on Firefox and auto filter out all IPs that end up on Steven Black's Host list - https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts That takes care of a significant chunk of the ever increasing pollution. The adtech world is totally…
    comment by yann2 · 2021-07-30 · in Ask HN: Decline in Web's Quality?
  20. …or walking past the junk food. [0] crowd sourced hosts files to block ads, social-media and porn: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by irthomasthomas · 2021-07-27 · in Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on compulsive porn usage
  21. …where they show that stuff. The best solution to that is to avoid those sites if possible. [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts [2] https://github.com/EnergizedProtection/block
    comment by grae_QED · 2021-07-26 · in Disinformation for hire, a shadow industry, is quietly booming
  22. - Install ZRAM on your Linux distro - Ublock Origin is a must. If not: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts . Clone it, backup /etc/hosts, append the content of the /hosts subfiles MINUS the localhost and ::1 lines. - Use a bare window…
    comment by anthk · 2021-07-07 · in The Old Computer Challenge
  23. …and securemetrics.apple.com:443 are still contacted. People messing with ocsp.apple.com:80 ( https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1460 ) also need to be aware of ocsp2.apple.com:443. The iAdSDK setting is somewhat respected, but all…
    comment by tgragnato · 2021-06-27 · in Windows 11, Amazon, and Uncomfortable Questions
  24. Use /etc/hosts based blocking, e.g. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts This way you become mostly invisible to the ad and malware industry, no matter which browser you use. Have JavaScript toggle next to address bar and keep JavaScript…
    comment by axismundi · 2021-06-17 · in New browser signal could make cookie banners obsolete
  25. …that temporarily for testing, and exchange it with some host-based solution, for instance this https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts no matter which OS your are on. Then see if it feels faster. If you are already doing it this way, forget…
    comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2021-06-06 · in The modern web on a slow connection (2017)
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    Unified hosts file with base extensions
    story by luispa · 2021-06-04 · 0 comments
  27. Update your hosts file with something like this https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by govgodwhy · 2021-05-29 · in Ask HN: How do you remain secure while surfing the web
  28. …surf the web in 2021 without an ad-block? I'd be more interested in opinions about the article. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin...
    comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2021-05-06 · in Burning Man: The Ascent of D H Lawrence
  29. …web as such, respecting the original intent of this DNT option. I wrote a bit about this [here]( https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1346#issuecommen... ), pasted below: > I feel like a lot of this comes down to what "track" means,…
    comment by Booligoosh · 2021-04-16 · in How to fight back against Google FLoC
  30. …DNS fiddling. This goes through https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers to track users. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1370
    comment by Daho0n · 2021-04-05 · in Knotel co-founder leaves company, describes Newmark as ‘a stalking horse’
  31. …can be reduced (and sped-up) with a local cache (dnsmasq - or better yet dnscrypt-proxy[2]). [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts [2] https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy
    comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2021-03-24 · in Ask HN: Digital Nomads: What's Your Setup?
  32. …A more complete list of things worth adding to /etc/hosts here (I'm not affiliated with this): https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by dheera · 2021-02-25 · in Google Analytics: Stop feeding the beast
  33. Edit: A warm mention of Steven Black's hosts, https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts for those interested in more of OP's subject. Use both methods instead of just one. They differ in nature, and can be implemented at different perimeters of…
    comment by Jiocus · 2021-02-11 · in Block Facebook Servers
  34. I added this to my /etc/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts What is the advantage of having DNS on a separate device other than that it provides ad blocking for multiple devices?
    comment by dheera · 2021-01-26 · in Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
  35. …matter. I have a cron job download a prefilled copy from a popular github repository [1] daily. [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by Funes- · 2021-01-21 · in Support for the IPFS Protocol – Firefox Bugzilla
  36. …of questionable sourcing]. [0] https://gitlab.com/The_Quantum_Alpha/the-quantum-ad-list/-/i... https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1487 [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by Jap2-0 · 2021-01-04 · in URL shorteners set ad tracking cookies
  37. …[1] https://github.com/blocklist-tools/github-history-generator [2] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by lightswitch05 · 2020-12-16 · in Show HN: Blocklist Tools – Search popular host or domain formatted block lists
  38. …list[1] in to /etc/hosts Not sure what, apart from extra cpu cycles, pihole adds over this. [1] - https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by pmoriarty · 2020-10-17 · in Steps For Better Online Privacy
  39. …I do not see WPM and ACC stats though. It just shows empty placeholder for those. I use PiHole and https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts to block ads. I see that the google analytics is not resolved properly in dev tools. Is that the issue…
    comment by bajirao · 2020-10-06 · in Show HN: I made a site where you practice typing by retyping entire novels
  40. …I can recommend Steven Black's lists. He curates and consolidates several of the most famous ones: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts He maintains several variants according to themes you may want to ban (adware, malware, fakenews...).…
    comment by pa7x1 · 2020-09-20 · in uMatrix has been archived
  41. I've used this successfully for years. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts While not your traditional ad blocker done via browser extension, it does the job quite well and blocks the requests at the OS level. I'm not the author or…
    comment by hnrodey · 2020-08-06 · in Two Features of JavaScript that you might not know
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    Steven Black – Hosts
    story by depressedCorgi · 2020-07-26 · 0 comments
  43. …takes, if you have any, on the subject of ethical tracking. What to do about Plausible and Fathom? https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/1346
    comment by stblack · 2020-07-11 · in Migrating Away from Google Analytics
  44. …that I put in to /etc/hosts.[1] Using this combination, I virtually never see any ads. [1] - https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by pmoriarty · 2020-07-06 · in Brave Browser, wiping history still leaves trace of visited sites
  45. …regex) so that punicode domains (any domains matching "xn--") are sinkholed to 0.0.0.0 as well. [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2020-06-25 · in Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox
  46. for good measure, here are 83k additional domains: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by mxschumacher · 2020-06-09 · in Ask HN: Which tools have made you a much better programmer?
  47. …see how it might seem that way — I'm Steven Black. I can point to thousands of combined... * issues https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%... * ...pull requests... https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/pulls?q=is%3Apr+i…
    comment by stblack · 2020-06-06 · in All-in-One DNS block list
  48. …Disclosure: Some of us have been actively curating such amalgamated lists for a long time. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by stblack · 2020-06-06 · in All-in-One DNS block list
  49. …and trackers are blocked system wide. A few block lists that I would recommend: 1. Steven Hosts - https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts 2. Adguard DNS - https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardSDNSFilter 3. disconnect.me The amount of DNS…
    comment by praveenweb · 2020-06-06 · in All-in-One DNS block list
  50. Also a shameless plug for the extensible, amalgamated hosts file I actively curate: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    comment by stblack · 2020-05-22 · in Should I Block Ads?