Commonly blacklisted domains

FAQs
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I don't think it's a tracking domain, https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/857331/stop-geforce-experience-from-updating/

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I did some experimenting tonight with my LG Smart TV and this is the list of servers I found that could be blacklisted:

These block ads in the LG App Store

  • lgad.cjpowercast.com.edgesuite.net
  • us.ad.lgsmartad.com
  • us.info.lgsmartad.com

This blocks the ads that show up here: https://i.imgur.com/2TKYBf5.png

  • ngfts.lge.com

It has some trade-offs, though.

  1. You have to allow it in order to sign any EULA agreements and to download apps. Doing so makes the ads appear, but turning the TV off (standby) and on again with the site re blacklisted clears them.

  2. The App icons and screenshots IN THE APP STORE would not appear.

This was not a huge loss because LG's app store is tiny. Every other smart TV feature works.

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All4 Block Video Ads

cdn.ss.anno.channel4.com

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Blocking ITV Hub Player Advertisements

Block the following domains.

tom.itv.com

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They seem to have changed their advert server.

Blocking:

toots-a.akamaihd.net

Now does the trick instead. Stops the Windows desltop browser version of ITV Hub working, but skipsads on my Samsung smart TV & Fire TV.

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A list for sites that use Miners it a google doc so highlight the A column and Crtl + C .
Miners spreadsheet

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Not sure how to add to the original post but I've found blocking: logs.roku.com rather than more specific names helpful. I have >7000 hits to austin.logs.roku.com in the last 24 hours.

Outside of that:

captive.roku.com can be safely blocked if you don't need captive portal support (i.e. Hotel or Dorm connect: https://www.reddit.com/r/Roku/comments/3ppa7k/roku_has_added_captive_portal_support/)

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And... victoria.logs.roku.com has started appearing on mine. Blocked.

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A post was split to a new topic: Omit Blocked Domain From Logs

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Block My5 TV app ads

nqs.nice264.com
mtv.hb.omtrdc.net
jwpltx.com
entitlements.jwplayer.com
ssl.p.jwpcdn.com
pasta.esfile.duapps.com

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It seems like Reddit's invasive tracking should be blocked - see https://smitop.com/post/reddit-whiteops/ for details.

Block

  • vprza.com

  • minkatu.com

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Here are some sites I have seen recently:
My FireStick has been calling out to avs-alexa-18-na.amazon.com
My Roku has been calling out to scribe.logs.roku.com

Edit: Both blocked without loss of functionality.

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Blacklisting tracking.miui.com results in the Xiaomi Home app not showing the cleaning map for the Roborock Vacuum Cleaner. I'm not sure what else is going via that subdomain, but blacklisting it definitely stops part of the app from working. Not a huge loss, but maybe it shouldn't be blacklisted?

Note that the vacuum is still able to send the map data to Xiaomi, but you can't see it. So if the aim is to stop Xiaomi devices from phoning home, that didn't work.

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Tiktok blocklist for our children, confirmed working on their Mobile phone.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danhorton7/pihole-block-tiktok/main/tiktok.txt

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