Block Specific Websites

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Hi,
I am trying to block some specific websites with my pi-hole, namely YouTube, Facebook, and some others that distract me the most. However I have them added to my blacklist, but they are still freely accessible, aka not blocked. I am using my pc connected to my modem via Ethernet, and my Pi is also connected via Ethernet.

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anyone know why and what I can do to solve this problem?

Thanks.

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Your regex don't contain domains, but also the protocols and in one case the URL
Remove the http::// and the /wiki from the regex.

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so like this?

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cause it's not working

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Blacklist add domain (check "wildcard"):
No http, https nor www!

youtube.com
youtu.be

For facebook:

facebook.com
facebook.net
facebook.**XX**

include even facebook.XX where XX is Your country (or countries to be blocked).
I.e .de .be .se .no .fi. ie ...

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This is not an RegEx expression. Change the Type to "Backlist".

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TY, missed that!

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Okay, so I have done this, and it is successfully blocking Facebook, but Youtube still works fine. I also disabled the blocks on Facebook, but I still cannot access it, even minutes after

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If You are running Windows You should try to clear DNS cache and refresh network settings:

Command-line (CMD):

IPCONFIG /RELEASE
IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS
IPCONFIG /RENEW

Just to verify that DNS settings are properly updated.

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The new screenshot shows all RegEx, but you selected Exact Blacklist. You need to change the type of those.

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okay thank you I got it working with this, but it takes a while for Pi-Hole to start blocking it. Why is this and can it be fixed?

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What do you mean?

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I enable it, but I still have access to the website for a few minutes

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also I'm having a problem where I unblocked Facebook at least 20 minutes ago and it's still blocked by Pi-Hole

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here is the screenshot of all of the facebook domains that I normally have blocked (since it won't load on the previous post)

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This is normal, in case you have been visiting the site before - your local browser is caching the IP.

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Please upload a debug log and post just the token URL that is generated after the log is uploaded by running the following command from the Pi-hole host terminal:

pihole -d

or do it through the Web interface:

Tools > Generate Debug Log

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https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/3z16yiIA/ is my debug token. I find it weird, because Youtube and Facebook interact differently with th Pi-Hole. Youtube is blocked/unblocked pretty normally, but Facebook is pretty much permanently blocked

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Maybe FB is still blocked even when your RegEx are disabled because you have this adlist enabled?

   
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                                 -facebook.txt
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oooooh ok that makes a lot more sense. Thank you