uBlacklist
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 34 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
People recommend it for permanently blocking unwanted sites like AI content farms from search results across Google and other engines.
People recommend it for permanently blocking unwanted sites like AI content farms from search results across Google and other engines.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 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
Blocks AI-generated and content farm sites
“I just block all those results on Google for free with uBlock Origin and uBlacklist.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Kagi Small Web” “Blocked EVERY single LLM generated blog and content farm with uBlacklist.”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “The revolt of the reader” “is a great extension to avoid slopfarms like this”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “12,000 AI-generated blog posts added in a single commit” Permanently blocks chosen sites
“I use https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist for that. ~10k blocked domains and rules.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Using Kagi Search with Low Vision” “If you like, you can block it from coming up with an extension”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “LinkedIn Larpmaxxing” “to permablock certain sites from search results”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter” Makes search results noticeably better
“combined with ublacklist and sponsorblock it's fairly good coverage for safari”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign details why you should ditch Chrome” “my results have gotten so much better for common types of queries”
Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “I'm losing the SEO battle for my own open source project” “the only thing that makes searching bearable for me now”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse” Applies blocklist across search engines
“It'll also apply the same blacklist to every search engine you use.”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “An Unbothered Jimmy Wales Calls Grokipedia a 'Cartoon Imitation' of Wikipedia” “For what it worth, there's uBlacklist for Google.”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Kagi Product Tips – Customize Your Search Results with URL Redirects”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| uBlacklistThis page | 10 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
14 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“combined with ublacklist and sponsorblock it's fairly good coverage for safari”
“If you like, you can block it from coming up with an extension”
“The manual way works great for me, as AI-slop-only sites and content farms only account for a small proportion of the results.”
“Blocked EVERY single LLM generated blog and content farm with uBlacklist.”
“the only thing that makes searching bearable for me now”
“helps filtering out search results from "offensive" sites”
“I use https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist for that. ~10k blocked domains and rules.”
“For what it worth, there's uBlacklist for Google.”
“is a great extension to avoid slopfarms like this”
“I just block all those results on Google for free with uBlock Origin and uBlacklist.”
“my results have gotten so much better for common types of queries”
“It'll also apply the same blacklist to every search engine you use.”
“I've had a lot of success with uBlacklist”
“to permablock certain sites from search results”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.