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I like this idea but there is a lot of porn. Can you block the porn?

• mmathias 9y ago
  Well, I'm not exactly sure about how to do that. I could implement a list of all the major porn sites, but then people could still post porn URL using URL shorteners...
  • primitivesuave 9y ago
    This is actually a good point, but I'd imagine people put down a porn website out of pure impulse when trying this service, so having their URL rejected with a friendly warning would certainly reduce the amount of porn spam. You could also block common URL shorteners. This is a really cool app though!
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  • tyingq 9y ago
    Display the URL with a countdown and a prominent "no thanks" button. Redirect after the countdown if they don't opt out. A fair amount of sites you don't want to visit have obvious urls. Or maybe you could scrape the title and display that as well.
  • schmich 9y ago
    Steven Black's hosts compilation [1] is a good start for what to disallow. For URL shorteners, you could disallow URLs that trigger an HTTP redirect (e.g. HTTP 301), or you could follow the chain of redirects and apply your rules to the terminal URL. [1] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    • always_good 9y ago
      If you disallow redirect, it should allow redirects to the same domain.
• primitivesuave 9y ago
  I second this. Here is a big list of websites to filter. http://pasted.co/b2dc3032 http://pasted.co/b2dc3032
  • mmathias 9y ago
    Wow, thanks, that's a long list. Will try to implement in the coming days... :)
    • reikonomusha 9y ago
      Why should porn be banned? Maybe that will be the intrigue of some folks.
    • kwhitefoot 9y ago
      Make it optional, some of us are quite fond of porn.
  • gruez 9y ago
    >hosts file with urls why even
• dom0 9y ago
  > but there is a lot of porn Rule 44 - When the URL says "roulette", there's lots of porn abound.
  • mmathias 9y ago
    :)