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How can I block websites? (programming.dev)
submitted 3 months ago* by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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tl;dr what are all the ways I can block a website on linux? Debian if it's relevant.

I want to stop myself using certain sites. Since I'm reasonably techy and can work round all blocks I've come up with, I've found an effective approach is to apply as many hurdles as possible, so that visiting the website takes effort.

So far I've added the site to ublock's block list, and redirected sites via /etc/hosts. What other options are there?

While I have admin access to the router, I'm not allowed to block sites there.

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Also, to block them in the firefox browser, you can also use the FoxyProxy extension, and use the proxy by patterns options to use a non-existant proxy for the domains that you want to block.

Edit to add config example:

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