# Flipboard Advertisements - Can the advertisements be blocked?

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 31, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285 "2017-12-31T19:08:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![CraigM](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@CraigM](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/CraigM)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/1 "2017-12-31T19:08:31Z")

</div>

I use the Flipboard application for news and related stories. Lately the advertisements have become video based and very distracting. I use the flipboard application in both Android and Windows on the same network as Pi-Hole.

I LOVE PI-HOLE!!!

How can we block those Flipboard advertisements?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jacob.salmela](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jacob.salmela/32/8_2.png) [@jacob.salmela](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jacob.salmela)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/2 "2018-01-01T12:15:43Z")

</div>

This should help determine what to block and then you can add them to your blacklist.

> [@How do I determine what domain an ad is coming from?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-determine-what-domain-an-ad-is-coming-from/1522):
>
> Block ads or fix broken sites This FAQ is written in the context of finding out how to block an ad that isn't blocked automatically, but the same steps can be used to troubleshoot issues with sites that don't function properly. An example is that sometimes certain payment gateways try to collect metrics on the sale, but these domains are blocked by Pi-hole, so the payment cannot be processed. Also, some links send you through several referrers and if one of them is blocked, you may land on a b…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ashwinmudigonda](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@ashwinmudigonda](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ashwinmudigonda)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/3 "2018-02-07T19:22:26Z")

</div>

Noob Pi-Hole user here. Just got it up and running last night, and I had the same issue.

How do you figure out the ad servers from your Android app? The link above describes using Chrome on a browser.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jeroen1](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@Jeroen1](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jeroen1)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/4 "2018-02-08T15:20:48Z")

</div>

as a start you could find out the ip of your mobile device and filter on this ip in the log.  
Load the flipboard and record the time.  
Try to see what is send to your ip (mobile) in the log during that time.  
There is no real document how to determine the wanted domains and the unwanted domains.

Its a little bit try and error, but if you block the doamins serving the ads and the flipboard is still working, be so kind to put these domains in the post?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ashwinmudigonda](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@ashwinmudigonda](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ashwinmudigonda)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/5 "2018-02-08T16:45:59Z")

</div>

Thanks for the idea. I will try this out and report what I found.

Is there a rolling list of ad servers that get updated somewhere?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jeroen1](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@Jeroen1](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jeroen1)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/6 "2018-02-08T17:14:00Z")

</div>

Hi,

There is about 40 lists of pihole compliant list files tou can add to the filter lists in the gui.  
I could send you what I am using, but htis ifo you can also find here in this forum....

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ashwinmudigonda](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@ashwinmudigonda](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ashwinmudigonda)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/7 "2018-02-08T17:33:37Z")

</div>

Please do so.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jeroen1](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@Jeroen1](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jeroen1)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/8 "2018-02-08T23:24:17Z")

</div>

Something wrong with my post.  
editor sees hypperlinks

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jeroen1](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@Jeroen1](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jeroen1)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/9 "2018-02-08T23:31:06Z")

</div>

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts)  
[https://mirror1.malwaredomains.com/files/justdomains](https://mirror1.malwaredomains.com/files/justdomains)  
[http://sysctl.org/cameleon/hosts](http://sysctl.org/cameleon/hosts)  
[https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple\_tracking.txt](https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_tracking.txt)  
[https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple\_ad.txt](https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt)  
[https://hosts-file.net/ad\_servers.txt](https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt)  
[http://adblock.mahakala.is/](http://adblock.mahakala.is/)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dawsey21/Lists/master/main-blacklist.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dawsey21/Lists/master/main-blacklist.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdAway/adaway.github.io/master/hosts.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdAway/adaway.github.io/master/hosts.txt)  
[http://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt](http://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt)  
[http://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt](http://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HenningVanRaumle/pihole-ytadblock/master/ytadblock.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HenningVanRaumle/pihole-ytadblock/master/ytadblock.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HenningVanRaumle/pihole-ytadblock/master/googlevideo.com%20domains/adverisment.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HenningVanRaumle/pihole-ytadblock/master/googlevideo.com%20domains/adverisment.txt)

[http://www.squidblacklist.org/downloads/dg-ads.acl](http://www.squidblacklist.org/downloads/dg-ads.acl)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/youtubeadsblacklist/master/domainlist.txthttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/MirroredFiles/MirroredBlacklists/Anudeep-Youtube.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/youtubeadsblacklist/master/domainlist.txthttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/MirroredFiles/MirroredBlacklists/Anudeep-Youtube.txt)

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Disconnect-Advertising-Filter.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Disconnect-Advertising-Filter.txt)

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Malware-Domains-Just-Domains.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Malware-Domains-Just-Domains.txt)

[https://github.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/blob/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Prigent-Phishing.txt](https://github.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/blob/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Prigent-Phishing.txt)

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Ransomware-Domain-Blocklist.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Ransomware-Domain-Blocklist.txt)

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Shalla-Malicious.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/ParsedBlacklists/Shalla-Malicious.txt)

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/h2y/Shadowrocket-ADBlock-Rules/master/factory/resultant/ad.list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/h2y/Shadowrocket-ADBlock-Rules/master/factory/resultant/ad.list)  
[https://neko-dev.github.io/neohosts/full/hosts](https://neko-dev.github.io/neohosts/full/hosts)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/youtubeadsblacklist/master/domainlist.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/youtubeadsblacklist/master/domainlist.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/CountryCodesLists/Netherlands.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deathbybandaid/piholeparser/master/Subscribable-Lists/CountryCodesLists/Netherlands.txt)

[http://malwaredomains.lehigh.edu/files/justdomains](http://malwaredomains.lehigh.edu/files/justdomains)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![deHakkelaar](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dehakkelaar/32/674_2.png) [@deHakkelaar](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/deHakkelaar)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/flipboard-advertisements-can-the-advertisements-be-blocked/6285/10 "2018-02-09T00:07:23Z")

</div>

> [@Jeroen1](#):
>
> editor sees hypperlinks

Use these:

 ![image](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a862feba56dd88610fb898f18cb3486460304613.png)