Let's Block It
Security and privacy
ad blocking filter lists
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful concept for personal filters
From 3 comments
Personal customized filters are a great idea! Congrats! Here's something that might help others. On Whatsapp groups some users can become obnoxious, and one can fall into the…
bambax on HNThis is a great idea, I like that you can generate lists for DuckDuckGo as well. It'd be cool to also see lists for SearX, too. I see a lot of these list websites online but this…
only4here on HNThis is a great idea and is something similar to what I was thinking of implementing in the ad blocker that I develop. Some suggested improvements would be to actually use domain…
happybuy on HN
Accessible site with easy-to-follow filter setup
From 2 comments
I really like the idea, I'm less enthused about the account tie-in, even though I do get why it exists. I'm not sure off the top of my head what a better solution would even be.…
danShumway on HNThank you so much for your work, a very easy to use interface! Hopefully you will add Facebook or Twitter post blocking in future updates!
cuham_1754 on HN
Objections
Account and GitHub PR contribution flow adds friction and privacy concerns
From 3 comments
If you're going to bother with accounts it's a bit annoying that you can't just contribute directly from your account. Having to create a pull request is slightly annoying. And…
contravariant on HNCool. However, contributions via PRs are a bit more complicated than it needs to be.
klntsky on HNWhy not use Firefox builtin uBlock cloud sync and just copy paste filters from this site?, instead of creating account for this website.
djanogo on HN
Missing screenshots of what each option blocks
From 1 comment
It would be great to see screenshots of what each option will block. Although many are obvious, some are less clear.
jaredlt on HN
Requests
Add SearX support
From 1 comment
This is a great idea, I like that you can generate lists for DuckDuckGo as well. It'd be cool to also see lists for SearX, too. I see a lot of these list websites online but this…
only4here on HN
Add Facebook or Twitter post blocking
From 2 comments
Thank you so much for your work, a very easy to use interface! Hopefully you will add Facebook or Twitter post blocking in future updates!
cuham_1754 on HNStill waiting for one that blocks FB ads. I gather Meta spends a lot of effort to make it hard though, contrary to most sites I've come across. Makes sense given their business…
lordnacho on HN
Suggest or rate filters per website
From 2 comments
This is a great idea and is something similar to what I was thinking of implementing in the ad blocker that I develop. Some suggested improvements would be to actually use domain…
happybuy on HNI'd love a way to suggest ideas. For example, the 'clean up google search result' filters don't include "People also search for", which can be removed with: google.*##[id^="eob_"]
Daneel_ on HN
Questions
Is there a way to use uBlock Origin on Safari for iPhone or Mac
From 1 comment
Is there a way to use uBlock Origin in Safari on iPhone/Mac?
jiriro on HN
Alternatives named
FBPurity for Facebook ad filtering
From 1 comment
FBPurity (.com) seems to spend most of its time on that case. Works pretty well for months at a time, then FB changes something, and a new FBP update comes through a few days…
dsr_ on HN
AdGuard Annoyances blocklist
From 1 comment
You might be interested in the Adguard Annoyances [1][2] blocklist which is easily added to uBlock Origin, just by ticking a checkbox in the "Filter lists" tab of the settings.…
bspammer on HN
iorate uBlacklist
From 1 comment
Reminds me of https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist Hopefully you will add the startpage.com search engine (has same results as google) too :)
DavideNL on HN