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What is this supposed to do, is it like a blocking thing?

• garrettgrimsley 8y ago
  Yes, it routes requests for those hostnames to your local computer.
  • Kluny 8y ago
    It doesn't work though. All of those sites have backup domains that easily allow you to access them. To properly block all of facebook, you have to block something like 30 domains.
    • durrrrrrrrrr 8y ago
      It's not an anti-tracking thing. It's so you can't log in and read stuff, or get sucked down a distracting click-hole of videos, jokes, chit-chat and bullshit. It breaks the reflexive bookmarks, links from other sources and general habitual url visiting.
      • Kluny 8y ago
        No, I mean literally, if I paste those strings into my etc/hosts it won't block any of those sites. It simply doesn't work. You can still load the sites. It takes stronger measures to block them. I have to edit my hosts file all the time for work anyway, so I ended up installing SelfControl and I turn it on when I feel like I need it.