Google Public DNS has never hijacked NXDOMAIN [1], OpenDNS no longer does [2]. The problem with what Sonic is doing is that they are blocking legit sites [3],

Google Public DNS has never hijacked NXDOMAIN [1], OpenDNS no longer does [2]. The problem with what Sonic is doing is that they are blocking legit sites [3], not providing a way to click and bypass the block, and not informing customers why the site is getting blocked or by who. It is a stupid feature. All the major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari) have malware and phishing blocking, most use the Google Safe Browsing API [4], which is a much more reliable blacklist than what Sonic seems to be using. With browser-side blocking users are able to bypass the block if they really need to get to the site, they also know who is doing the blocking (browser) and why it is blocked. 1. https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/faq#nxdomains https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/faq#nxdomains 2. http://www.opendns.com/no-more-ads/ http://www.opendns.com/no-more-ads/ 3. https://forums.sonic.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1866&start=20 https://forums.sonic.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1866&start=20 4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Safe_Browsing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Safe_Browsing