jmdugan/blocklists
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Shared lists of problem domains people may want to block with hosts files
51 mentions on Hacker News by 35 people: 4 stories, 47 comments · first 2016-05-28 · latest 2026-08-12
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A quick search on Kagi turns up a ton of them. Here you go: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by drcongo · 2026-08-12 · in uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads off Facebook -
…Meta domain and property I can think of to my network blocking. A good list to start with is here: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio...
comment by sirsinsalot · 2023-03-31 · in Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection -
You would need to block all facebook domains https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by agilob · 2022-10-27 · in Ad blocking is under attack (2017) -
Is this similar to https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists ?
comment by mario_kart_snes · 2022-10-05 · in hBlock: A Posix-Compliant Ad-Blocker -
I set up a DNS entry in my hosts file for all facebook/meta domains ( https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... ) to be blocked (routed to 0.0.0.0). The effectively blocks any data from the "pixel" because when it…
comment by mario_kart_snes · 2022-06-16 · in Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites -
https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/commits/master/corpora... Seems it was active until 2020
comment by alecco · 2022-05-28 · in Blocklist of all Facebook domains (2016) -
Not OP but I can recommend those also for blocking social networks: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio...
comment by ratww · 2022-03-07 · in My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll -
…* Hard to escape Facebook's online tracking but adding this to your host file should do it https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... ** Sorry for this hyperbole, it's only sites using adsense that are guilty and…
comment by idrios · 2021-11-02 · in As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds, documents show -
…54.37.18.234 archive.is While there try a hosts blocklist http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio... etc
comment by alecco · 2021-10-28 · in 1.1.1.1 for Families -
…their script embedded. nextdns.io does a good job of blocking facebook. They base their block on https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists which has this list https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by markx2 · 2021-10-06 · in How to permanently delete your Facebook account -
…this! I encourage others to do so as well. Block Facebook IPs at your computer DNS level with this: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by CA0DA · 2021-02-28 · in Facebook’s ad campaign shows how worried it is about Apple's privacy changes -
The project's readme [1] also mentions dnsmasq. [1]: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists#faq
comment by thih9 · 2021-02-10 · in Block Facebook Servers -
…this list but I do block fb and ig servers in pi-hole. Though I will now move to using this list: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by kgog · 2021-02-10 · in Block Facebook Servers -
…making sites fast and reducing your data transfers. Corporation block lists (e.g. Facebook, Google) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio... "Someone Who Cares" list http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ Ultimate Hosts…
comment by alecco · 2020-09-21 · in I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018) -
Here are some good, maintained lists: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists
comment by gavreh · 2020-07-25 · in Noprocrast (2010) -
…hosts file blocklists. This is much faster. Simple corporation block list (e.g. Facebook, Google) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio... "Someone Who Cares" list http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ Ultimate Hosts…
comment by alecco · 2019-08-24 · in Ask HN: What's the best setup for ad blocking and tracker blocking? -
…JavaScript you can put hosts file blocklists. Simple corporation block list (e.g. Facebook, Google) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio... "Someone Who Cares" list http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ Ultimate Hosts…
comment by alecco · 2019-06-27 · in Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? -
…being blocked and add new domains/lists easily. For example, I also add all facebook domains ( https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... ) and sometimes Hacker news when I want to be productive.
comment by medius · 2019-04-27 · in Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole -
You can find blocklists on github, here is an example: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by opwieurposiu · 2019-04-09 · in A Year Later, Cybercrime Groups Still Rampant on Facebook -
…specifically block facebook domains. then if they swap em around ips etc. you will still block them https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... there's more of these kinds of lists out there for other intrusive ad…
comment by vectorEQ · 2019-03-06 · in Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed -
I can’t see this site because I use Pihole and this: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by qrbLPHiKpiux · 2019-03-05 · in Facebook Doubles Down on Misusing Your Phone Number -
Ok, here it is: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... That's not me, but it's the list I use.
comment by hairofadog · 2019-01-20 · in Ask HN: How to deal with internet addiction? -
…bit) not using. But I don't miss Facebook, Instagram, etc. at all. [1] https://pi-hole.net/ [2] https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by medius · 2018-11-25 · in The Decline and Fall of the Zuckerberg Empire -
I cut&pasted this into my /etc/hosts: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by tlb · 2018-11-25 · in The Decline and Fall of the Zuckerberg Empire -
Just as alternative, I am using this and it works great: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... (I don't use FB)
comment by _o_ · 2018-04-18 · in Facebook Container for Firefox -
To Completely Block Facebook: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by gavreh · 2018-04-17 · in What Data Does Facebook Collect When I’m Not Using Facebook, and Why? -
…am missing your point, if you just add this to your /etc/hosts file facebook can track any pixels: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by misiti3780 · 2018-03-27 · in How I Erased Facebook Comments and Likes -
…trying to permanently ditch Facebook, adding these entries to your hosts file is also a good step. https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... At the very least, it helps break the habit of visiting Facebook.
comment by riebschlager · 2018-03-27 · in How I Erased Facebook Comments and Likes -
Additionally: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... or https://pastebin.com/V9nzBXnx I only blocked some of these domains. Blocking all Google domains basically makes the Internet unusable.
comment by 4684499 · 2018-03-21 · in Blocklist Facebook domains -
…to see HackerNews create pull requests to make the list more up to date. I hope they get committed. https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/pulls
comment by snowpanda · 2018-03-21 · in Blocklist Facebook domains -
Ok, we've added 2016 above. Unsurprisingly, there is recent stuff on https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/pulls . If anyone notices it getting updated, could you tell us? hn@ycombinator.com is best.
comment by dang · 2018-03-20 · in Blocklist Facebook domains -
…and added all the facebook domains to my /etc/hosts sinkhole[¹] I can finally breathe again. [¹] https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2018-01-12 · in Social Media: Making Us Dumber? -
BTW, there is a github repo that lists every domain owned by facebook, they have ~900 domains now. https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by drhodes · 2017-12-15 · in Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long Resisted -
…Add: https://github.com/straytachyon/dnsmasq_ad_block_script Add2: You can even block select corp: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists Add3: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11791052
comment by omnifischer · 2017-07-08 · in How to See What the Internet Knows About You -
Quitting facebook is not enough. I recommend blocking all via hosts file. https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by owly · 2017-07-05 · in Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged out, judge says -
https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists
comment by omnifischer · 2017-06-28 · in Facebook Hits 2 Billion Users -
uBlock, uMatrix & host based blocklists are the price of entry these days. https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio... Block at your router if you can, then any mobile devices on your network enjoy ad/tracker blocking…
comment by owly · 2017-04-13 · in Ask HN: How was this ad targeted to me? -
…arguments out there. For those who want to try a true block of FB and all its works, try this... https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by owly · 2017-03-14 · in Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? -
…text file as your hosts file (the location is mentioned in the first few comments of the text) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by slowmotiony · 2017-03-06 · in Zuckerberg World President -
If you don't use Facebook, you should block all their domains https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio...
comment by temp · 2017-03-06 · in Zuckerberg World President -
…go the full ban hammer route and add all of facebook's known domains to your hosts file[0]. [0] - https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio...
comment by bballer · 2017-02-05 · in Facebook is terrifying -
There is a '/etc/hosts' blocklist here: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... in case you do not want facebook on your computer...
comment by johnsea · 2017-02-04 · in Facebook is terrifying -
Good work. More here https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
comment by alecco · 2017-02-03 · in What should you think about when using Facebook? -
1. Of course! 2. It's not too late to delete your account. Go for it! 3. Block it all! https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by owly · 2016-12-29 · in Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them -
uBlock origin and hosts file blockers are much better. https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio... http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
comment by alecco · 2016-10-11 · in Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses -
DNS hosts blocklist for all Facebook related trackers (you'd be surprised at how many there are) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by alecco · 2016-09-10 · in Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates -
…ad network (including "free" apps) to all the sites/services in their network (WhatsApp, Instagram) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
comment by alecco · 2016-08-31 · in Facebook recommended that a psychiatrist’s patients friend each other