# StevenBlack hosts

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/stevenblack-hosts/

6 people recommended StevenBlack hosts in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A curated, free hosts file blocklist that people use to block ads and unwanted domains system-wide, often synced automatically to devices.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 4 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Blocks ads and unwanted domains (2 comments in the sample): "Steven Black (for his curated hosts lists) that at least help me mitigate as much as I can" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303008)) "I'm going to stick with Steven Black's list, which seems much more sane" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961116))
- Curated, well-maintained blocklists (1 comment in the sample): "a great compilation of curated block lists" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358857))

## Other filter lists people recommend

- [uBlock Origin YouTube Shorts filter list](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock-origin-youtube-shorts-filter-list/): 20 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Hagezi DNS blocklists](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hagezi-dns-blocklists/): 8 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize
- [AI uBlock Blacklist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ai-ublock-blacklist/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 8 criticize
- [EasyList](https://hackerapproved.com/p/easylist/): 5 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "StevenBlack hosts", https://hackerapproved.com/p/stevenblack-hosts/ (6 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.