# EasyList

6 Hacker News commenters recommended EasyList and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Crowdsourced filter list that ad blockers use to block ads and trackers, valued for years of volunteer maintenance. Critics say it is slow to fix breakage and accepts Google-paid Acceptable Ads.

## Why people recommend it

- Crowdsourced and maintained for years (2 comments): "the only reliable way to website unfuckery is and will remain crowdsourcing by a bunch of nerds (see: Easylist)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936331)) "who have a track record of maintaining these for years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47103183))
- Punishes bad advertisers for users (2 comments): "they're also advocating for users while punishing bad advertisers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515940)) "That is hilarious to be fair, like a modern day Robin Hood." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515690))

## What people warn about

- Slow to fix breakage (2 comments): "Easylist and its sublist are notorious for being extremely poorly maintained and ignoring issues opened against it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47102932)) "EasyList often has breakage on their lists for months even after being reported on their Github" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46521025))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [uBlock Origin YouTube Shorts filter list](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock-origin-youtube-shorts-filter-list.md): 20 recommend
- [Hagezi DNS blocklists](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hagezi-dns-blocklists.md): 9 recommend
- [AI uBlock Blacklist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ai-ublock-blacklist.md): 9 recommend
- [StevenBlack hosts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stevenblack-hosts.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "EasyList", https://hackerapproved.com/p/easylist/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).