StevenBlack hosts
Ranked 4 of 5 filter lists by recommenders
A curated, free hosts file blocklist that people use to block ads and unwanted domains system-wide, often synced automatically to devices.
A curated, free hosts file blocklist that people use to block ads and unwanted domains system-wide, often synced automatically to devices.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: 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: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Blocks ads and unwanted domains
“Steven Black (for his curated hosts lists) that at least help me mitigate as much as I can”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook” “I'm going to stick with Steven Black's list, which seems much more sane”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 on Hacker News Curated, well-maintained blocklists
“I'm going to stick with Steven Black's list, which seems much more sane”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 on Hacker News “a great compilation of curated block lists”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “I made my phone slow on purpose”
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| uBlock Origin YouTube Shorts filter list | 20 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Hagezi DNS blocklists | 9 | 0 | 100% | 12 | — | — |
| AI uBlock Blacklist | 9 | 10 | 47% | 4 | — | — |
| StevenBlack hostsThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| EasyList | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm going to stick with Steven Black's list, which seems much more sane”
“Steven Black (for his curated hosts lists) that at least help me mitigate as much as I can”
“a great compilation of curated block lists”
“just sinkhole the domains”
“I can synk StevenBlack hosts automatically for example”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.