My philosophy:
Modern big tech (Apple, Google, Microsoft), along with mainstream platform is chaotic with manipulative algorithms; all for the purpose of exploiting the user with data collection, pushing ads, wasting the user’s time by keeping them constantly engaged. Smartphones most of all are fragile, high maintenance, dopamine slot machines. What I have laid out cuts out all forms of big tech algorithmic manipulation. Suffice to say, my own process actually saved my sanity and I no longer have anxiety as I once did. It’s been freeing. And it’s like, once you filter out all the time wasting slop, what exactly does the vast majority of the Internet and the mainstream online services even offer? In the end, what I have detailed gave me a lot of clarity on how much people waste their lives online; especially when out in public holding a phone in their face, letting life pass them by.
Tools:
• Linux distros on all desktops and servers • RSS Guard • Librewolf/Floorp/Mullvad browsers (With extensions, Ublock, Libredirect, Noscript) • SearXNG (with blacklist) • PiHole • Proton Mail • Dropped smartphone for an XP3 Plus Flip phone (WIFI and Mobile data disabled; no apps stores, or any Google service present and only used for calling or notes) • AGPTEK MP3 player
Alternative platforms used (and viewed in RSS Guard’s internal MPV player):
• Odysee • Bitchute • Peertube instances • feeds.feedburner.com • anchor.fm • feeds.megaphone.fm • feeds.fireside.fm
Filters lists for PiHole:
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MajkiIT/polish-ads-filter/master/polish-pihole-filters/ublock_hosts.txt • https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Prigent-Crypto.txt • https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bigdargon/hostsVN/master/hosts • https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt • https://github.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/blob/master/pihole-facebook.txt • https://github.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/blob/master/pihole-instagram.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-social/hosts • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts • https://github.com/jelayeb/pihole/blob/master/pihole-cat/manage/categories/Drugs • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist/main/noai_hosts.txt • http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/spy.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/Alternate%20versions%20Anti-Malware%20List/AntiMalwareHosts.txt • https://gitlab.com/quidsup/notrack-blocklists/raw/master/notrack-malware.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HorusTeknoloji/TR-PhishingList/master/url-lists.txt • https://adaway.org/hosts.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/adservers.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdlingyu/ad-wars/master/hosts • https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext • https://gitlab.com/quidsup/notrack-blocklists/raw/master/notrack-blocklist.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/facebook.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-instagram.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-tiktok.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-whatsapp.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-facebook.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JackCuthbert/pihole-twitter/master/pihole-twitter.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sfoerster/block-windows-telemetry/master/pihole-windows-block-telemetry-domains.txt • https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/dating-services-extended.txt • https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-extended.txt • https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/tracking-aggressive-extended.txt • https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/ads-and-tracking-extended.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danhorton7/pihole-block-tiktok/main/tiktok.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-discord.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-myspace.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-snapchat.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-ubisoft.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-badoo.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-roblox.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-blizzard.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-ea.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-epicgames.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-rockstargames.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-activision.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-minecraft.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-messenger.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-reddit.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-yy.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jelayeb/pihole/master/pihole-cat/manage/categories/Gambling • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UncleRoger33/adobe-blocklist/main/AdobeBlocklist.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickspaargaren/no-amazon/master/parsedamazon • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crpietschmann/pi-hole-blocklist/main/social-media/blocklist-social-snapchat.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-deviantart.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmdugan/blocklists/master/corporations/microsoft/all • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmdugan/blocklists/master/corporations/apple/all • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-zynga.txt • https://github.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/raw/master/blocklist-warthunder.txt • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-telegram.txt • https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/alt-version/porn-nl.txt
PiHole Regex deny list:
• (^|\.)snapchat\.com$ • (\.|^)tiktok\.com$ • (\.|^)tiktokcdn\.com$ • (\.|^)tiktokv\.com$ • (\.|^)threads\.net$ • (^|\.)apple\.com$ • (^|\.)icloud\.com$ • (^|\.)microsoft\.com$ • (^|\.)live\.com$ • (^|\.)office\.com$ • (^|\.)msn\.com$ • (^|\.)live\.net$ • (^|\.)windowsupdate\.com$ • (^|\.)skype\.com$ • (^|\.)bytedance\.com$ • (^|\.)microsoft365\.com$ • (^|\.)windows\.com$ • (^|\.)hp\.com$ • (^|\.)hpconnected\.com$ • (^|\.)hpsmart\.com$ • (^|\.)samsung\.com$ • (^|\.)canon\.com$ • (^|\.)canon\.ca$ • (^|\.)hp\.ca$ • (^|\.)photoshopessentials.com\.ca$ • (^|\.)adobepress\.com$ • (^|\.)bing\.com$ • (^|\.)azure\.net$ • (^|\.)msftconnecttest\.com$ • (^|\.)msftncsi\.com$ • (^|\.)msedge\.net$ • (^|\.)msauth\.com$ • (^|\.)onedrive\.com$ • (^|\.)sharepoint\.com$ • (^|\.)outlook\.com$ • (^|\.)yammer\.com$ • (^|\.)visualstudio\.com$ • (^|\.)lync\.com$ • (^|\.)windows\.net$ • (^|\.)office365\.com$ • (^|\.)microsoftstore\.com$ • (^|\.)microsoft\.net$ • (^|\.)skypeforbusiness\.com$ • (^|\.)azure\.com$ • (^|\.)wizzapp\.com$ • (^|\.)facebook\.com$ • (^|\.)fbcdn\.net$ • (^|\.)openai\.com$ • (^|\.)spotify\.com$ • (^|\.)scdn\.co$ • (^|\.)adobe\.com$ • (^|\.)lg\.com$ • (^|\.)roku\.com$ • (^|\.)roku\.tv$ • (^|\.)deviantart\.com$ • (^|\.)bethesda\.net$ • (^|\.)bsky\.app$ • (^|\.)bsky\.social$ • (^|\.)deepseek\.com$ • (^|\.)indeed\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)ziprecruiter\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)monster\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)glassdoor\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)threads\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)fbcdn\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)tiktokpangle-b\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)mellow\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)mellowtel\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)tiktokpangle\.[a-z\.]+$ • (^|\.)pangle\.[a-z\.]+$
SearXNG blacklist:
#Social Media Trash - '(.*\.)?beams.fm$' - '(.*\.)?bitmoji.com$' - '(.*\.)?bsky.app$' - '(.*\.)?bsky.social$' - '(.*\.)?byteapp.com$' - '(.*\.)?byte.co$' - '(.*\.)?byte.co$' - '(.*\.)?chingari.io$' - '(.*\.)?clashapp.*$' - '(.*\.)?clubhouse.com$' - '(.*\.)?deviantart.*$' - '(.*\.)?deviantartsell.*$' - '(.*\.)?deviantartsupport.*$' - '(.*\.)?discord.*$' - '(.*\.)?discordapp.*$' - '(.*\.)?disqus.com$' - '(.*\.)?douyin.*$' - '(.*\.)?dubsmash.com$' - '(.*\.)?ello.co$' - '(.*\.)?facebook.*$' - '(.*\.)?firework.tv$' - '(.*\.)?friendster.com$' - '(.*\.)?harmonic.fm$' - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?fb\.*(/.*)?' - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?t\.co(/.*)?' - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?t\.me(/.*)?' - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?x\.com(/.*)?' - '(.*\.)?instagram.*$' - '(.*\.)?kik.*$' - '(.*\.)?kikhelpcenter.zendesk.*$' - '(.*\.)?kuaishou.com$' - '(.*\.)?kwai.com$' - '(.*\.)?lemmy.*$' - '(.*\.)?lemon8-app.*$' - '(.*\.)?likee.video$' - '(.*\.)?line.me$' - '(.*\.)?linkedin.*$' - '(.*\.)?mastodon.*$' - '(.*\.)?meetup.*$' - '(.*\.)?messenger.*$' - '(.*\.)?messengerkids.*$' - '(.*\.)?meta.*$' - '(.*\.)?metacareers.*$' - '(.*\.)?mewe.com$' - '(.*\.)?mitron.tv$' - '(.*\.)?mix.com$' - '(.*\.)?mocospace.com$' - '(.*\.)?musical.ly$' - '(.*\.)?myspace.com$' - '(.*\.)?nextdoor.com$' - '(.*\.)?odnoklassniki.ru$' - '(.*\.)?patreon.*$' - '(.*\.)?pinterest.*$' - '(.*\.)?plurk.com$' - '(.*\.)?poparazzi.com$' - '(.*\.)?qq.com$' - '(.*\.)?quora.*$' - '(.*\.)?reddit.com$' - '(.*\.)?redditforbusiness.*$' - '(.*\.)?reddithelp.*$' - '(.*\.)?reddithelp.com$' - '(.*\.)?redditinc.*$' - '(.*\.)?redditstatus.*$' - '(.*\.)?reels.*$' - '(.*\.)?rizzle.tv$' - '(.*\.)?shots.com$' - '(.*\.)?snackvideo.com$' - '(.*\.)?snapchat.*$' - '(.*\.)?snapkit.*$' - '(.*\.)?snapmaps.com$' - '(.*\.)?supernova.xyz$' - '(.*\.)?tagged.com$' - '(.*\.)?tangi.co$' - '(.*\.)?telegram.*$' - '(.*\.)?threads.*$' - '(.*\.)?tikdecentral.com$' - '(.*\.)?tiktok.*$' - '(.*\.)?tiktokshop.*$' - '(.*\.)?tokchain.net$' - '(.*\.)?triller.*$' - '(.*\.)?truthsocial.*$' - '(.*\.)?tumblr.*$' - '(.*\.)?twitch.*$' - '(.*\.)?twitter.*$' - '(.*\.)?viber.com$' - '(.*\.)?vine.co$' - '(.*\.)?vk.com$' - '(.*\.)?vskit.tv$' - '(.*\.)?wechat.com$' - '(.*\.)?weibo.com$' - '(.*\.)?weixin.com$' - '(.*\.)?whatsapp.*$' - '(.*\.)?wizzapp.com$' - '(.*\.)?yammer.com$' - '(.*\.)?youtu.*$' - '(.*\.)?youtube.*$' - '(.*\.)?zynn.com$' #Trash Dating Sites - '(.*\.)?20.dating$' - '(.*\.)?29secrets.com$' - '(.*\.)?agegap.app$' - '(.*\.)?amateurlocator.com$' - '(.*\.)?ashleymadison.com$' - '(.*\.)?asiandate.com$' - '(.*\.)?badoo.com$' - '(.*\.)?bearwww.com$' - '(.*\.)?biggercity.com$' - '(.*\.)?biggercityapp.com$' - '(.*\.)?blackdatingforfree.com$' - '(.*\.)?blackpeoplemeet.com$' - '(.*\.)?breeze.social$' - '(.*\.)?bumble.com$' - '(.*\.)?bumpy.app$' - '(.*\.)?caffmoscommunity.com$' - '(.*\.)?cambridgeblog.org$' - '(.*\.)?chasabl.com$' - '(.*\.)?christianconnection.com$' - '(.*\.)?christianmingle.com$' - '(.*\.)?cloudromance.com$' - '(.*\.)?clover.co$' - '(.*\.)?coffeemeetsbagel.com$' - '(.*\.)?cupid.com$' - '(.*\.)?datemyage.*$' - '(.*\.)?dating.com$' - '(.*\.)?datingnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?dentalvibe.com$' - '(.*\.)?doublelist.com$' - '(.*\.)?eharmony.ca$' - '(.*\.)?eharmony.com$' - '(.*\.)?elitesingles.ca$' - '(.*\.)?elitesingles.com$' - '(.*\.)?elmaz.com$' - '(.*\.)?elovedates.com$' - '(.*\.)?farmersonly.com$' - '(.*\.)?feeld.co$' - '(.*\.)?flirt.com$' - '(.*\.)?freeandsingle.com$' - '(.*\.)?freemeet.net$' - '(.*\.)?freshsingle.com$' - '(.*\.)?gaydar.net$' - '(.*\.)?gaystryst.com$' - '(.*\.)?glamour.com$' - '(.*\.)?grindr.com$' - '(.*\.)?grommr.com$' - '(.*\.)?growlrapp.com$' - '(.*\.)?happn.*$' - '(.*\.)?heftynet.com$' - '(.*\.)?hinge.co$' - '(.*\.)?hornet.com$' - '(.*\.)?how-to-germany.com$' - '(.*\.)?iamclinic.org$' - '(.*\.)?interracialmatch.com$' - '(.*\.)?jaumo.com$' - '(.*\.)?jdate.com$' - '(.*\.)?jewishfriendfinder.com$' - '(.*\.)?lovearts.com$' - '(.*\.)?lovoo.com$' - '(.*\.)?match.com$' - '(.*\.)?meetme.com$' - '(.*\.)?meetville.com$' - '(.*\.)?mingle2.com$' - '(.*\.)?money.com$' - '(.*\.)?mysinglefriend.com$' - '(.*\.)?ncoa.org$' - '(.*\.)?okcupid.com$' - '(.*\.)?onlinedating.com$' - '(.*\.)?onluxy.com$' - '(.*\.)?onlylads.com$' - '(.*\.)?ourtime.com$' - '(.*\.)?parship.com$' - '(.*\.)?pinaheart.com$' - '(.*\.)?pof.com$' - '(.*\.)?quackquack.in$' - '(.*\.)?romeo.com$' - '(.*\.)?scruff.com$' - '(.*\.)?seeking.com$' - '(.*\.)?silversingles.ca$' - '(.*\.)?simplegermany.com$' - '(.*\.)?singleandshy.com$' - '(.*\.)?smooch.com$' - '(.*\.)?sniffies.com$' - '(.*\.)?spaceo.ca$' - '(.*\.)?squirt.org$' - '(.*\.)?sugardaddy.ca$' - '(.*\.)?taimi.com$' - '(.*\.)?teaforguys.com$' - '(.*\.)?teaforwomen.com$' - '(.*\.)?theechelonscene.com$' - '(.*\.)?theinnercircle.co$' - '(.*\.)?tinder.com$' - '(.*\.)?top10.com$' - '(.*\.)?topface.com$' - '(.*\.)?u4bear.com$' - '(.*\.)?urbanette.com$' - '(.*\.)?urbanette.com$' - '(.*\.)?vidaselect.com$' - '(.*\.)?wanderu.com$' - '(.*\.)?welovedates.com$' - '(.*\.)?zoosk.ca$' - '(.*\.)?zoosk.com$' #Undesirable Corporations and Organizations #Microshit - '(.*\.)?microsoft.*$' - '(.*\.)?app.powerbi.com$' - '(.*\.)?bing.com$' - '(.*\.)?bingplaces.com$' - '(.*\.)?live.com$' - '(.*\.)?microsoft.com$' - '(.*\.)?microsoft365.com$' - '(.*\.)?msn.com$' - '(.*\.)?office.com$' - '(.*\.)?onenote.com$' - '(.*\.)?sharepoint.com$' - '(.*\.)?skype.com$' - '(.*\.)?visualstudio.com$' - '(.*\.)?windows.com$' - '(.*\.)?xbox.com$' #CrApple - '(.*\.)?apple.com$' - '(.*\.)?icloud.com$' #Scroogle - '(.*\.)?about.google$' - '(.*\.)?android.com$' - '(.*\.)?gmail.*$' - '(.*\.)?google.*$' - '(.*\.)?googleblog.*$' - '(.*\.)pki.goog$' #Adobe Scamware - '(.*\.)?adobe.com$' - '(.*\.)?adobepress.com$' - '(.*\.)?photoshop.com$' - '(.*\.)?photoshopessentials.com$' #Shit Antivirus Vendors - '(.*\.)?avast.com$' - '(.*\.)?avg.com$' - '(.*\.)?avira.com$' - '(.*\.)?bitdefender.com$' - '(.*\.)?comodo.com$' - '(.*\.)?eset.com$' - '(.*\.)?kaspersky.com$' - '(.*\.)?malwarebytes.com$' - '(.*\.)?mcafee.com$' - '(.*\.)?norton.com$' - '(.*\.)?pandasecurity.com$' - '(.*\.)?sophos.com$' - '(.*\.)?trendmicro.com$' - '(.*\.)?webroot.com$' #Shit OEMs - '(.*\.)?alienware.com$' - '(.*\.)?canon.com$' - '(.*\.)?dell.com$' - '(.*\.)?hp.com$' - '(.*\.)?hpconnected.com$' - '(.*\.)?hpsmart.com$' - '(.*\.)?lenovo.com$' - '(.*\.)?lg.com$' - '(.*\.)?samsung.com$' #Shit Telecommunication.companies - '(.*\.)?bce.ca$' - '(.*\.)?bell.ca$' - '(.*\.)?bell.mobi$' - '(.*\.)?bellmedia.ca$' - '(.*\.)?bellmts.ca$' - '(.*\.)?bellnet.*$' - '(.*\.)?rogers.com$' - '(.*\.)?shaw.ca$' - '(.*\.)?shawbroadcast.com$' - '(.*\.)?shawdirect.com$' - '(.*\.)?telus.com$' - '(.*\.)?telusfund.ca$' - '(.*\.)?telushealth.com$' - '(.*\.)?telusinternational.com$' - '(.*\.)?telussky.com$' - '(.*\.)?telustvplus.com$' - '(.*\.)?verizon.com$' - '(.*\.)?webmail.bell.*$' #Shit Streaming Platforms - '(.*\.)?amazon.*$' - '(.*\.)?crave.ca$' - '(.*\.)?crave.com$' - '(.*\.)?crunchyroll.com$' - '(.*\.)?discoveryplus.com$' - '(.*\.)?disneyplus.*$' - '(.*\.)?disneyplus.com$' - '(.*\.)?funimation.com$' - '(.*\.)?hbo.com$' - '(.*\.)?hbomax.com$' - '(.*\.)?hulu.com$' - '(.*\.)?imdb.*$' - '(.*\.)?netflix.com$' - '(.*\.)?paramountplus.com$' - '(.*\.)?peacocktv.com$' - '(.*\.)?primevideo.*$' - '(.*\.)?roku.com$' - '(.*\.)?spotify.com$' - '(.*\.)?vudu.com$' #Other Shit.organizations - '(.*\.)?aliexpress.com$' - '(.*\.)?balena.io$' - '(.*\.)?bytedance.com$' - '(.*\.)?chewy.com$' - '(.*\.)?e-bay.*$' - '(.*\.)?ebay.*$' - '(.*\.)?ebayadvertising.*$' - '(.*\.)?ebayclassifieds.com$' - '(.*\.)?ebayinc.*$' - '(.*\.)?floatplane.com$' - '(.*\.)?linusmediagroup.com$' - '(.*\.)?linustechtips.com$' - '(.*\.)?lttstore.com$' - '(.*\.)?mercari.com$' - '(.*\.)?newegg.*$' - '(.*\.)?paypal-community.com$' - '(.*\.)?paypal-community.com$' - '(.*\.)?paypal-corp.com$' - '(.*\.)?paypal.com$' - '(.*\.)?petsmart.com$' - '(.*\.)?pypl.com$' - '(.*\.)?shopify.*$' - '(.*\.)?wish.com$' - '(.*\.)?yahoo.com$' - '(.*\.)?yahooinc.com$' - '(.*\.)?yorku.ca$' #Shit Journalism sites/Game Journalism and forum sites - '(.*\.)?91mobiles.com$' - '(.*\.)?adventuregamehotspot.com$' - '(.*\.)?aftermath.site$' - '(.*\.)?animenewsnetwork.com$' - '(.*\.)?areajugones.*$' - '(.*\.)?atomix.vg$' - '(.*\.)?beebom.com$' - '(.*\.)?bleacherreport.com$' - '(.*\.)?bleepingcomputer.com$' - '(.*\.)?boundingintocomics.com$' - '(.*\.)?bustle.com$' - '(.*\.)?butwhytho.net$' - '(.*\.)?carolequintaine.com$' - '(.*\.)?cbr.com$' - '(.*\.)?cgmagonline.com$' - '(.*\.)?checkpointgaming.net$' - '(.*\.)?cinelinx.com$' - '(.*\.)?cnet.com$' - '(.*\.)?cogconnected.com$' - '(.*\.)?comicbook.com$' - '(.*\.)?culturedvultures.com$' - '(.*\.)?destructoid.com$' - '(.*\.)?dexerto.com$' - '(.*\.)?digitalchumps.com$' - '(.*\.)?digitaltrends.com$' - '(.*\.)?dualshockers.com$' - '(.*\.)?empireonline.com$' - '(.*\.)?engadget.com$' - '(.*\.)?eurogamer.*$' - '(.*\.)?fextralife.com$' - '(.*\.)?fivestargames.*$' - '(.*\.)?forbes.com$' - '(.*\.)?frankgamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?futurefive.co$' - '(.*\.)?game8.co$' - '(.*\.)?gamedeveloper.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamefaqs.gamespot.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamefile.news$' - '(.*\.)?gamegrin.com$' - '(.*\.)?gameinformer.com$' - '(.*\.)?gameliner.nl$' - '(.*\.)?gameover.gr$' - '(.*\.)?gamepro.*$' - '(.*\.)?gamer.nl$' - '(.*\.)?gamerant.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamereactor.*$' - '(.*\.)?gamerescape.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamerguides.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamesfinest.*$' - '(.*\.)?gameshub.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamesindustry.biz$' - '(.*\.)?gamespew.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamespot.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamesradar.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamestar.de$' - '(.*\.)?gamestop.*$' - '(.*\.)?gametyrant.com$' - '(.*\.)?gameworld.gr$' - '(.*\.)?gamezone.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamingbible.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamingbolt.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamingboulevard.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamingnexus.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamingrespawn.com$' - '(.*\.)?gamingtrend.com$' - '(.*\.)?gbatemp.net$' - '(.*\.)?gizmodo.com$' - '(.*\.)?godisageek.com$' - '(.*\.)?hardwarezone.com.sg$' - '(.*\.)?heypoorplayer.com$' - '(.*\.)?hobbyconsolas.com$' - '(.*\.)?icon-era.com$' - '(.*\.)?ign.com$' - '(.*\.)?iis.net$' - '(.*\.)?impulsegamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?independent.ie$' - '(.*\.)?indiatimes.com$' - '(.*\.)?infobae.com$' - '(.*\.)?intelligentrelations.com$' - '(.*\.)?inverse.com$' - '(.*\.)?itvision.altervista.org$' - '(.*\.)?jeuxactu.com$' - '(.*\.)?junkee.com$' - '(.*\.)?kakuchopurei.com$' - '(.*\.)?kotaku.com$' - '(.*\.)?kwtx.com$' - '(.*\.)?laptopmag.com$' - '(.*\.)?lifehacker.com$' - '(.*\.)?lootpots.com$' - '(.*\.)?mashable.com$' - '(.*\.)?meridiem-games.com$' - '(.*\.)?metacritic.com$' - '(.*\.)?mmorpg.com$' - '(.*\.)?monstervine.com$' - '(.*\.)?muckrack.com$' - '(.*\.)?mynockmanor.com$' - '(.*\.)?n4g.com$' - '(.*\.)?nag.co.*$' - '(.*\.)?neogaf.com$' - '(.*\.)?newgamenetwork.com$' - '(.*\.)?nichegamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?noisypixel.net$' - '(.*\.)?onlycomicuniverse.com$' - '(.*\.)?opencritic.com$' - '(.*\.)?pcgamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?pcgames.de$' - '(.*\.)?pcgamesn.com$' - '(.*\.)?pcinvasion.com$' - '(.*\.)?pcmag.com$' - '(.*\.)?pfangirl.com$' - '(.*\.)?phenixxgaming.com$' - '(.*\.)?pixelbandits.org$' - '(.*\.)?play-verse.com$' - '(.*\.)?playstationbit.com$' - '(.*\.)?playstationtrophies.org$' - '(.*\.)?polygon.com$' - '(.*\.)?press-start.com.*$' - '(.*\.)?psu.com$' - '(.*\.)?psxbrasil.com.*$' - '(.*\.)?pu.nl$' - '(.*\.)?pushsquare.com$' - '(.*\.)?quora.com$' - '(.*\.)?radiotimes.com$' - '(.*\.)?resetera.com$' - '(.*\.)?restart.run$' - '(.*\.)?rgj.com$' - '(.*\.)?rockpapershotgun.com$' - '(.*\.)?rollingstone.com$' - '(.*\.)?rpgamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?rpgfan.com$' - '(.*\.)?rpgsite.net$' - '(.*\.)?salon.com$' - '(.*\.)?screengeek.net$' - '(.*\.)?screenrant.com$' - '(.*\.)?seasonedgaming.com$' - '(.*\.)?shacknews.com$' - '(.*\.)?si.com$' - '(.*\.)?siliconera.com$' - '(.*\.)?slate.com$' - '(.*\.)?society-reviews.com$' - '(.*\.)?soundspheremag.com$' - '(.*\.)?sportskeeda.com$' - '(.*\.)?stackup.org$' - '(.*\.)?steamdeckhq.com$' - '(.*\.)?stuff.co.nz$' - '(.*\.)?substack.com$' - '(.*\.)?techcrunch.com$' - '(.*\.)?techraptor.net$' - '(.*\.)?thefpsreview.com$' - '(.*\.)?thegamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?thehindu.com$' - '(.*\.)?thejimquisition.com$' - '(.*\.)?thekoalition.com$' - '(.*\.)?theouterhaven.net$' - '(.*\.)?thesixthaxis.com$' - '(.*\.)?thesixthaxis.com$' - '(.*\.)?theverge.com$' - '(.*\.)?tierragamer.com$' - '(.*\.)?tomsguide.com$' - '(.*\.)?tomshardware.com$' - '(.*\.)?topgear.com$' - '(.*\.)?torontoguardian.com$' - '(.*\.)?trueachievements.com$' - '(.*\.)?twinfinite.net$' - '(.*\.)?twinfinite.net$' - '(.*\.)?ungeek.ph$' - '(.*\.)?upthrust.co$' - '(.*\.)?useapotion.com$' - '(.*\.)?userbenchmark.com$' - '(.*\.)?venturebeat.com$' - '(.*\.)?vg247.com$' - '(.*\.)?vice.com$' - '(.*\.)?videogameschronicle.com$' - '(.*\.)?wccftech.com$' - '(.*\.)?windowscentral.com$' - '(.*\.)?windowslatest.com$' - '(.*\.)?wired.com$' - '(.*\.)?xboxera.com$' - '(.*\.)?xboxtavern.com$' - '(.*\.)?xgn.*$' # Dumbass celeb bullshit - '(.*\.)?awardsdaily.com$' - '(.*\.)?buzzfeed.com$' - '(.*\.)?capitalfm.com$' - '(.*\.)?celebuzz.com$' - '(.*\.)?cinemablend.com$' - '(.*\.)?clickhole.com$' - '(.*\.)?collider.com$' - '(.*\.)?comicbookmovie.com$' - '(.*\.)?cosmopolitan.com$' - '(.*\.)?dailybeast.com$' - '(.*\.)?dailymail.co.uk$' - '(.*\.)?deadline.com$' - '(.*\.)?eonline.com$' - '(.*\.)?famousbirthdays.com$' - '(.*\.)?fandango.com$' - '(.*\.)?hollywoodlife.com$' - '(.*\.)?huffpost.com$' - '(.*\.)?indiewire.com$' - '(.*\.)?lifeandstylemag.com$' - '(.*\.)?lofficielusa.com$' - '(.*\.)?moodmagazine.co$' - '(.*\.)?mtv.com$' - '(.*\.)?numeromag.nl$' - '(.*\.)?okmagazine.com$' - '(.*\.)?out.com$' - '(.*\.)?people.com$' - '(.*\.)?perezhilton.com$' - '(.*\.)?popcrush.com$' - '(.*\.)?radaronline.com$' - '(.*\.)?schonmagazine.com$' - '(.*\.)?starcasm.net$' - '(.*\.)?teenvogue.com$' - '(.*\.)?them.us$' - '(.*\.)?theonion.com$' - '(.*\.)?thepinknews.com$' - '(.*\.)?thesun.co.uk$' - '(.*\.)?thethings.com$' - '(.*\.)?tmz.com$' - '(.*\.)?tvinsider.com$' - '(.*\.)?usmagazine.com$' - '(.*\.)?variety.com$' - '(.*\.)?viecc.com$' - '(.*\.)?wwd.com$' # American/UK/Other news site BS - '(.*\.)?abc.com$' - '(.*\.)?abcnews.go.com$' - '(.*\.)?aljazeera.com$' - '(.*\.)?aol.com$' - '(.*\.)?apnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?axios.com$' - '(.*\.)?bbc.com$' - '(.*\.)?bloomberg.com$' - '(.*\.)?bostonglobe.com$' - '(.*\.)?cbsnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?chicagotribune.com$' - '(.*\.)?cnbc.com$' - '(.*\.)?cnn.com$' - '(.*\.)?contentmode.com$' - '(.*\.)?dallasnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?denverpost.com$' - '(.*\.)?foxnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?houstonchronicle.com$' - '(.*\.)?latimes.com$' - '(.*\.)?legit.ng$' - '(.*\.)?miamiherald.com$' - '(.*\.)?msnbc.com$' - '(.*\.)?nbcnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?newsbreak.com$' - '(.*\.)?newsweek.com$' - '(.*\.)?newyorker.com$' - '(.*\.)?nottinghampost.com$' - '(.*\.)?nypost.com$' - '(.*\.)?nytimes.com$' - '(.*\.)?reuters.com$' - '(.*\.)?sfchronicle.com$' - '(.*\.)?sky.com$' - '(.*\.)?talkbusiness.net$' - '(.*\.)?theatlantic.com$' - '(.*\.)?theguardian.com$' - '(.*\.)?thehill.com$' - '(.*\.)?time.com$' - '(.*\.)?usatoday.com$' - '(.*\.)?usnews.com$' - '(.*\.)?voanews.com$' - '(.*\.)?vox.com$' - '(.*\.)?washingtonpost.com$' - '(.*\.)?wsj.com$' # Shit job search sites - '(.*\.)?angel.co$' - '(.*\.)?careerarc.com$' - '(.*\.)?careerbuilder.com$' - '(.*\.)?civicjobs.ca$' - '(.*\.)?durham.ca$' - '(.*\.)?durhamworkforceauthority.ca$' - '(.*\.)?eluta.ca$' - '(.*\.)?employmenthamilton.com$' - '(.*\.)?fiverr.com$' - '(.*\.)?flexjobs.com$' - '(.*\.)?freelancer.com$' - '(.*\.)?getwork.com$' - '(.*\.)?gigster.com$' - '(.*\.)?glassdoor.ca$' - '(.*\.)?glassdoor.com$' - '(.*\.)?hired.com$' - '(.*\.)?indeed.com$' - '(.*\.)?jobboom.com$' - '(.*\.)?jobcase.com$' - '(.*\.)?jobhat.com$' - '(.*\.)?jobillico.com$' - '(.*\.)?jobisjob.com$' - '(.*\.)?jobrapido.com$' - '(.*\.)?joinhandshake.com$' - '(.*\.)?jooble.org$' - '(.*\.)?knighthunter.com$' - '(.*\.)?linkedin.com$' - '(.*\.)?markham.ca$' - '(.*\.)?monster.ca$' - '(.*\.)?monster.com$' - '(.*\.)?montreal.ca$' - '(.*\.)?payscale.com$' - '(.*\.)?recruit.net$' - '(.*\.)?simplyhired.ca$' - '(.*\.)?simplyhired.com$' - '(.*\.)?snagajob.com$' - '(.*\.)?talent.com$' - '(.*\.)?taskrabbit.com$' - '(.*\.)?theladders.com$' - '(.*\.)?upwork.com$' - '(.*\.)?usajobs.gov$' - '(.*\.)?wayup.com$' - '(.*\.)?workopolis.com$' - '(.*\.)?wowjobs.ca$' - '(.*\.)?yesmontreal.ca$' - '(.*\.)?ziprecruiter.com$' # Shit game studios/game companies - '(.*\.)?activision.com$' - '(.*\.)?activisionblizzard.com$' - '(.*\.)?battle.net$' - '(.*\.)?bethesda.net$' - '(.*\.)?bethesdagamestudios.*$' - '(.*\.)?bioware.com$' - '(.*\.)?blizzard.com$' - '(.*\.)?blizzard.gamespress.com$' - '(.*\.)?bsn.boards.net$' - '(.*\.)?bungie.net$' - '(.*\.)?callofduty.com$' - '(.*\.)?epicgames.*$' - '(.*\.)?fortnite.*$' - '(.*\.)?forums.ea.com$' - '(.*\.)?genshin.hoyoverse.com$' - '(.*\.)?humblebundle.com$' - '(.*\.)?leagueoflegends.com$' - '(.*\.)?nintendo.*$' - '(.*\.)?playstation.com$' - '(.*\.)?playvalorant.com$' - '(.*\.)?pro.sony$' - '(.*\.)?pubg.com$' - '(.*\.)?pubgmobile.com$' - '(.*\.)?redthreadgames.com$' - '(.*\.)?research.sony$' - '(.*\.)?riotgames.com$' - '(.*\.)?roblox.com$' - '(.*\.)?rockstargames.com$' - '(.*\.)?sony.*$' - '(.*\.)?sonyinteractive.com$' - '(.*\.)?sonyjobs.*$' - '(.*\.)?sonymusic.ca$' - '(.*\.)?sonypictures.*$' - '(.*\.)?sonypremiumhome.*$' - '(.*\.)?thesonyshop.*$' - '(.*\.)?ubi.com$' - '(.*\.)?ubisoft.com$' - '(.*\.)?ubisoftconnect.com$' - '(.*\.)?warthunder.com$' - '(.*\.)?www.ea.com$' # AI Bullshit - '(.*\.)?ai.google$' - '(.*\.)?animeai.app$' - '(.*\.)?artbreeder.com$' - '(.*\.)?artstation.com$' - '(.*\.)?assemblyai.com$' - '(.*\.)?canva.com$' - '(.*\.)?canva.com$' - '(.*\.)?chatgpt.*$' - '(.*\.)?craiyon.com$' - '(.*\.)?craiyon.com$' - '(.*\.)?creator.nightcafe.studio$' - '(.*\.)?dall-efree.com$' - '(.*\.)?deepai.org$' - '(.*\.)?deepdreamgenerator.com$' - '(.*\.)?deepseek.com$' - '(.*\.)?etsy.*$' - '(.*\.)?fiverr.com$' - '(.*\.)?flickr.*$' - '(.*\.)?fotor.*$' - '(.*\.)?hiwaifu.com$' - '(.*\.)?huggingface.*$' - '(.*\.)?huggingface.co$' - '(.*\.)?img2go.com$' - '(.*\.)?kawaiiai.com$' - '(.*\.)?magicstudio.com$' - '(.*\.)?mellow.*$' - '(.*\.)?mellowtel.*$' - '(.*\.)?midjourney.com$' - '(.*\.)?openai.com$' - '(.*\.)?perchance.org$' - '(.*\.)?pictorem.*$' - '(.*\.)?runwayml.com$' - '(.*\.)?social-ai.*$' - '(.*\.)?socialai.*$' - '(.*\.)?stable-diffusion.*$' - '(.*\.)?stabledifffusion.*$' - '(.*\.)?stablediffusion.*$' - '(.*\.)?stablediffusionweb.com$' - '(.*\.)?stablediffusionxl.com$' - '(.*\.)?starryai.com$' - '(.*\.)?waifulabs.com$' # Shitty porn sites - '(.*\.)?anyporn.*$' - '(.*\.)?boy18tube.*$' - '(.*\.)?boyfriendtv.*$' - '(.*\.)?brutalgays.*$' - '(.*\.)?chaturbate.*$' - '(.*\.)?eporner.*$' - '(.*\.)?faphouse.*$' - '(.*\.)?findgaytube.*$' - '(.*\.)?fuq.*$' - '(.*\.)?gayfuckporn.*$' - '(.*\.)?gayfuror.*$' - '(.*\.)?gaymaletube.*$' - '(.*\.)?gaymenring.*$' - '(.*\.)?gayporn.*$' - '(.*\.)?gayporno.*$' - '(.*\.)?gold-gay.*$' - '(.*\.)?hdgaytube.*$' - '(.*\.)?heavy-r.*$' - '(.*\.)?icegay.*$' - '(.*\.)?machotube.*$' - '(.*\.)?mrdeepfakes.*$' - '(.*\.)?mygaysites.*$' - '(.*\.)?myvidster.*$' - '(.*\.)?onlyfans.*$' - '(.*\.)?porn.*$' - '(.*\.)?porn300.*$' - '(.*\.)?pornhub.*$' - '(.*\.)?pornmd.*$' - '(.*\.)?pornone.*$' - '(.*\.)?redtube.*$' - '(.*\.)?spankbang.*$' - '(.*\.)?stripchat.com$' - '(.*\.)?superporn.*$' - '(.*\.)?theporndude.*$' - '(.*\.)?thisvid.*$' - '(.*\.)?thumbzilla.*$' - '(.*\.)?tik.*$' - '(.*\.)?tube8.*$' - '(.*\.)?tube8live.com$' - '(.*\.)?xgroovy.*$' - '(.*\.)?xhaccess.*$' - '(.*\.)?xham.live$' - '(.*\.)?xhamster.*$' - '(.*\.)?xhamsterlive.com$' - '(.*\.)?xhopen.com$' - '(.*\.)?xnxx.*$' - '(.*\.)?xnxxvideo.com$' - '(.*\.)?xvideos.*$' - '(.*\.)?youporn.*$' # Removed TLDs - '.*\.ai$' - '.*\.art$' - '.*\.au$' - '.*\.br$' - '.*\.ch$' - '.*\.dating$' - '.*\.eu$' - '.*\.google$' - '.*\.gr$' - '.*\.nz$' - '.*\.se$' - '.*\.uk$' - '.*\.vg$'
In my system’s hosts file:
#Youtube Block 127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com 127.0.0.1 www.m.youtube.com 127.0.0.1 accounts.youtube.com 127.0.0.1 youtube.com 127.0.0.1 m.youtube.com 127.0.0.1 youtube-nocookie.com 127.0.0.1 www.youtube-nocookie.com 127.0.0.1 img.youtube.com 127.0.0.1 i.ytimg.com 127.0.0.1 yt3.ggpht.com
Invidious filters for Tamper Monkey (Rendering Youtube as not worth looking at anymore):
Invidious Clean View with List View of Thumbnails, and Threshold Control
And this other script takes filtering a step further:
Invidious: Remove ALL CAPS + $ + MrBeast + Keyword + Channel Filter (with exclusions) + Redirect