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I think Facebook counts you as active even if you're logged in, never go to the site, but see any site with a like button. I've blocked Facebook using both Saf
by joeblau 9y ago
I think Facebook counts you as active even if you're logged in, never go to the site, but see any site with a like button. I've blocked Facebook using both Safari Content blockers and my `/etc/hosts` file, but I wonder if they have other ways of attempting to count me in.
- samstave 9y agoPlease share all your FB entries to block
- avianbc 9y agoI use FanBoy's filters w/uBlock origin. Check them here: https://www.fanboy.co.nz https://www.fanboy.co.nz
- joeblau 9y agoThe reason I go with Safari Content blockers and /etc/hosts is because both of those solutions stop network requests before they even attempt to make a network request. uBlock is a good backup solution, but I want my computer to think Facebook doesn't even exist as a url, regardless of context. For example uBlock won't stop iMessage from trying to load Facebook's inline media content when someone messages me a Facebook link.
- omnifischer 9y agofor OSX blocking at DNS level: Posted a year ago in hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11793855 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11793855 for linux use: https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor/tree/master/data https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor/tree/master/data https://www.perpetual-beta.org/weblog/blocking-facebook-on-os-x.html https://www.perpetual-beta.org/weblog/blocking-facebook-on-o...
- joeblau 9y agoThis is also a great solution.
- frickinLasers 9y ago> for linux use: https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor/tree/master/data https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor/tree/master/data This appears to be broken.
- omnifischer 9y agohttps://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists
- Borating 9y agohttps://github.com/evilneuro/FreeContributor https://github.com/evilneuro/FreeContributor
- netaddict 9y ago127.0.0.1 facebook.com 127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com 127.0.0.1 static.ak.fbcdn.net 127.0.0.1 www.static.ak.fbcdn.net 127.0.0.1 login.facebook.com 127.0.0.1 www.login.facebook.com 127.0.0.1 fbcdn.net 127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.net 127.0.0.1 fbcdn.com 127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.com 127.0.0.1 static.ak.connect.facebook.com 127.0.0.1 www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com
- TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago0.0.0.0 is a better target than localhost, because it means the connection fails immediately rather than possibly timing out, and it won't accidentally succeed if you're running a local server. The IPv6 variant (two colons, ::) is shorter still.
- joeblau 9y agoThis is what I get when I `cat /etc/hosts | grep facebook`. Not all are Facebook 0.0.0.0 facebook.com 0.0.0.0 www.facebook.com 0.0.0.0 facebookinc.122.2o7.net 0.0.0.0 ncaafacebook.com 0.0.0.0 www.ncaafacebook.com 0.0.0.0 wwwfacebook.com 0.0.0.0 www.wwwfacebook.com 0.0.0.0 facebook-proxy.hi5.com 0.0.0.0 facebook-repto1040s2.ahlamountada.com 0.0.0.0 facebook.cm 0.0.0.0 www.facebook.cm 0.0.0.0 www.facebook.realtorarcf.com 0.0.0.0 facebookasciiart.com 0.0.0.0 www.facebookasciiart.com 0.0.0.0 facebookbox.com 0.0.0.0 www.facebookbox.com 0.0.0.0 facebookcrawl.co.cc 0.0.0.0 www.facebookcrawl.co.cc 0.0.0.0 facebookloginsignin.com 0.0.0.0 www.facebookloginsignin.com 0.0.0.0 facebookoxy.com 0.0.0.0 www.facebookoxy.com 0.0.0.0 facebooktbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com 0.0.0.0 facebookunblocking.com 0.0.0.0 www.facebookunblocking.com 0.0.0.0 hacking-facebook.com 0.0.0.0 www.hacking-facebook.com 0.0.0.0 needfacebook.com 0.0.0.0 www.needfacebook.com 0.0.0.0 unblockfacebook.co.uk 0.0.0.0 www.unblockfacebook.co.uk 0.0.0.0 facebook-zdjecia.bo.pl 0.0.0.0 zdjecia-facebook.bo.pl 0.0.0.0 facebook-color.5v.pl 0.0.0.0 podgladfacebook.wirtualnie.pl 0.0.0.0 facebook-uzaleznienie.wirtualnie.pl 0.0.0.0 facebookpodglad.wirtualnie.pl 0.0.0.0 facebookszpieg.glt.pl 0.0.0.0 pl-facebook.com--contest.co 0.0.0.0 facebookcolor.pl 0.0.0.0 www.specials.facebook.netsa.pl 0.0.0.0 ilenafacebooku.pl 0.0.0.0 facebook-app.pl 0.0.0.0 facebookred.pl 0.0.0.0 facebookfriends.com.pl 0.0.0.0 ktopodgladamnienafacebooku.wordpress.com 0.0.0.0 5facebookfrienddel.blogspot.com 0.0.0.0 facebookkoloruj.blogspot.com 0.0.0.0 aktualizacjafacebooka.blogspot.com 0.0.0.0 facebookaplikacje.blogspot.com 0.0.0.0 facebook-kolor.blogspot.com 0.0.0.0 facebookkviewer.blogspot.com 0.0.0.0 creative.ak.facebook.com 0.0.0.0 pixel.facebook.com 0.0.0.0 ads.ak.facebook.com 0.0.0.0 ads.ak.facebook.com.edgesuite.net And my rule in 1Blocker is https?://([a-z\.]*)?facebook\.com.* @netaddict list is better.
- mingfli 9y agoThey do not: http://www.adweek.com/digital/monthly-active-users-definition-revised/ http://www.adweek.com/digital/monthly-active-users-definitio...
- avarun 9y agoThey don't need to fake count you as active. It would not be beneficial to misrepresent your own stats, because if your engagement numbers don't reflect that to advertisers then you're in trouble.