BadWebsiteBlocklist
Productivity
search blocklist
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Top 8%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
8 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 14 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 4 for, 12 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea and a clear improvement in casual searches
From 3 comments
- The maker's post
DuckDuckGo and Kagi allow you to remove entire sites from search results and it is the best feature of these websites.
ColdTakes on HNThis is cool. It would be pretty easy to add the domains from this list to Kagi's blocked domain list and have it integrated in the search without a plugin. The downside…
troyvit on HN
Objections
Blocklist is subjective; blocks sites like MSN and corporate blogs that some users find useful
From 4 comments
I'm fed up too. Spammy, AI-looking sites are showing up more and more. For some reason, many of them use the same Wordpress theme with a light gray table of contents - they look…
cormorant on HNThe problem with a list like this is that a “bad website” is in the eye of the beholder. I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with you personally not liking the Shopify or…
shortformblog on HNI don't understand why so much corporate blogs are blocked. Most of them are about their product, or about the industry in general. - For example, kaspersky blog doesn't look…
Kuinox on HNI guess the author's "boiling hatred to bad tech support articles" leads to some overreach
mrbluecoat on HN
Search engines should filter spam themselves
From 2 comments
One enraging thing, if some guy on GitHub can do this, why the F** can't billion-dollar search giants put in a little human effort to do it too, right in their search engines?…
QuadrupleA on HNI feel like lots of sites that are censored by the bing and google are also being censored by DDG. Is there really any point of filtering out more sites? Search results are so…
nashashmi on HN
Requests
Integrate into search engines or browsers directly
From 3 comments
Installed! This should not be a function of the search engine nor a plugin. This should be integrated in the browser. Another great function (not for this plugin) should be the…
Ringz on HNThis is cool. It would be pretty easy to add the domains from this list to Kagi's blocked domain list and have it integrated in the search without a plugin. The downside…
troyvit on HNDoes anybody know if is it possible to apply a similar configuration in a searxng instance?
batata_frita on HN
Support categories or customizable lists
From 2 comments
> Unfortunately, this kind of blocklist is highly subjective. This list blocks MSN.com! That's hardly what I would have chosen. I'm wondering how much the blacklist can be broken…
BigGreenJorts on HNSeems like a kit that can be personalized across broad categories might be a better bet. By putting the onus on one list you don’t solve the main problem, which is that the list…
shortformblog on HN
Questions
How are domains sourced and how are contributions managed
From 2 comments
Hi @popcar2 — how are you sourcing the domains for the blocklist? We'd like to evaluate those domains and consider whether they should be removed from DuckDuckGo as spam. You can…
gtfiorentino on HNHow do you ensure good contributors and good contributions? Do you have a forum where you discuss prospective contributions etc?
swayvil on HN
Alternatives named
uBlacklist without a list
From 1 comment
You can use ublacklist without a list and just block shit sites as you see them. I'm loving being able to search for something without getting results from garbage sites like…
nosioptar on HN
Kagi and DuckDuckGo site blocking
From 1 comment
DuckDuckGo and Kagi allow you to remove entire sites from search results and it is the best feature of these websites.
ColdTakes on HN
Brave Goggles
From 1 comment
Brave has goggles that do exactly this. you can even share the list with others. https://search.brave.com/goggles/discover
miyuru on HN
GoogleHitHider
From 1 comment
I've been using GoogleHitHider, which also works on other search engines like DDG. Worked well for many years. It's a list I curated myself though for personal use, I definitely…
Night_Thastus on HN