AI uBlock Blacklist
Shares rank 2 of 5 filter lists by recommenders
People recommend it for filtering low-quality content farms out of search results. Critics say it is poorly maintained, with no removal process and overly broad entries.
People recommend it for filtering low-quality content farms out of search results. Critics say it is poorly maintained, with no removal process and overly broad entries.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 47%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Cleaner search results overall
“in time my search results have gone from the first several pages being mostly garbage to mostly all good”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” “A new more grounded list focused on specifically blocking content farms and similar low quality sites.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” Blocks ads and unwanted sites
“I don't care how obvious an ad is, I don't want to see it.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” “when a page doesn't load, you know”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Search engines alternatives now that Google isn't Google anymore”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Poor maintenance and no removal process
“this is not how a public blacklist should be maintained”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” “This specific list from this specific author isn't worth using since they refuse to remove items from the list if domain ownership changes.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” “with this attitude and how new this initiative is, there's very little chance it will still be updated 5 years from now”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” - Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist”
Overly broad, blocks useful sites
“Some of the sites on that list are stuff like chatgpt.com”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” “The list is also too specific to be useful in some cases”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “UBlockOrigin and UBlacklist AI Blocklist” “The broad list seems to just be a hater list.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist” - Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “UBlockOrigin and UBlacklist AI Blocklist”
Amateur or AI-generated maintainers
“Feels very much like the pet project of a few wannabe activist teenagers”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “UBlockOrigin and UBlacklist AI Blocklist” “repo was entirely AI generated”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “AI uBlock Blacklist”
Other filter lists people recommend
The four most recommended other filter lists, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uBlock Origin YouTube Shorts filter list | 20 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| AI uBlock BlacklistThis page | 9 | 10 | 47% | 4 | — | — |
| Hagezi DNS blocklists | 9 | 0 | 100% | 12 | — | — |
| StevenBlack hosts | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| EasyList | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“when a page doesn't load, you know”
“in time my search results have gone from the first several pages being mostly garbage to mostly all good”
“Some of the sites on that list are stuff like chatgpt.com”
“It is a good list for now”
“with this attitude and how new this initiative is, there's very little chance it will still be updated 5 years from now”
“I don't care how obvious an ad is, I don't want to see it.”
“repo was entirely AI generated”
“A blocklist with no removal process and a "cry about it" attitude in the FAQ”
“this is not how a public blacklist should be maintained”
“This specific list from this specific author isn't worth using since they refuse to remove items from the list if domain ownership changes.”
“The broad list seems to just be a hater list.”
“A new more grounded list focused on specifically blocking content farms and similar low quality sites.”
“Feels very much like the pet project of a few wannabe activist teenagers”
“The list is also too specific to be useful in some cases”
“the blocklist is far, far too broad”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.