StevenBlack/hosts
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Nov 20, 2025first mention
Oct 5, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I'm going to stick with Steven Black's list, which seems much more sane”
“Dillo and a hosts file cuts down both ads and cookies/trackers”
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“a great compilation of curated block lists”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 6
“I'm going to stick with Steven Black's list, which seems much more sane”
“Dillo and a hosts file cuts down both ads and cookies/trackers”
“a great compilation of curated block lists”
“just sinkhole the domains”
“Reddit is one of the domains I block using StepenBlack's hosts list”
“with Steven Black's block list”