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Comment by joeblau | Hacker News Reader

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.

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They do not: http://www.adweek.com/digital/monthly-active-users-definitio...

They 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.

Please share all your FB entries to block

I use FanBoy's filters w/uBlock origin. Check them here: https://www.fanboy.co.nz

The 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.

for OSX blocking at DNS level: Posted a year ago in hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11793855

for linux use: https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor/tree/master/data

https://www.perpetual-beta.org/weblog/blocking-facebook-on-o...

This is also a great solution.

> for linux use: https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor/tree/master/data

This appears to be broken.

https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists

https://github.com/evilneuro/FreeContributor

  127.0.0.1 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

0.0.0.0 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.

This 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.

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