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Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by ipiz0618 »

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

I'm using .xyz domains for my side projects because they are cheap. Guess they are because they look "spammy" to some.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by alvarlagerlof »

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

.dev blocks a lot of personal blogs

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by jquery »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #107
jquery wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who says they haven't? As to why they haven't totally blocked Pinterest, that would be pretty controversial given Pinterest paints inside the lines. edit: oh, I see the confusion. People misunderstand what Google image search is, how it works, and are blaming Pinterest for Google's ineptitude.

> given Pinterest paints inside the lines. Do they? They advertise images in their search results that you aren't allowed to see when you follow the link. It's some of the most paradigmatic black-hat behavior there is.

You can blame Google for that, how on earth is that Pinterest's fault? Google is the one choosing an arbitrary thumbnail out of hundreds of images to represent "pinterest.com/cake-pops". Then Google uses that thumbnail to refer people to Pinterest, but doesn't tell Pinterest what thumbnail they used. Pinterest's hands are tied here. This is Google's fault, 100%.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by bittercynic »

krono wrote: post #3

For a quick and dirty DIY solution, add something like this to your uBlock filter list: google.*##.g:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) The linked project goes way beyond this though, very neat!

At the risk of making an unsubstantive comment, this is a huge help to me, and I've been trying to figure out how to do this for years.

Thank you!

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by sodality2 »

kelnos wrote: post #84
daveoc64 wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the tip. That works well enough for me, and it saves having another browser extension to configure!

> it saves having another browser extension to configure! Not just that, it saves having another browser extension to trust . A large number of the sites I get to are through search results. A malicious extension that has access to modify search results could do a lot of damage. Hell, I know people who get to their bank and other sensitive sites by typing the name of the institution into Google, rather than typing th…

This is why I always do banking/TDAM in Firefox safe mode. I'd rather be tracked (or even hacked by some malicious script through the bank's fault) by my bank, than hacked by an extension I installed, because I wouldn't have much liability in the former but I would in the prior.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by NmAmDa »

Quenhus wrote: post #80

As others have said, it can also be done with a uBlock filter. For example, here are my filters that block and remove terrible copycats/translations of StackOverflow https://gist.github.com/quenhus/6bd2c47e5780f726f0c96c0a2ee7... . I hate these copies that somehow manage to be better referenced than StackOverflow.

That's wonderful, thanks for that list. I hope that someone else have figured one of github/gitlab issues clones

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by Gigachad »

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

That's a whole lot of TLDs to block. .me is very common for personal pages/blogs/emails. .app is used for a lot of legitimate sites as well.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by chris37879 »

jagger27 wrote: post #105
dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

Ah yes the notoriously spammy .dev TLD. I guarantee you that .com, .net, and .org have far more spam and low quality sites than this stupid list.

Yeah, some people are morons and stuck in the original "If it's not one of the old domains you're not a 'real' website" mindset. Kinda makes me glad to know he won't accidentally stumble onto Flutter though, since bother their package manager and main site are .dev :P.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by Gigachad »

alvarlagerlof wrote: post #122
dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

.dev blocks a lot of personal blogs

Almost all personal blogs fall under that tld filter.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by summerlight »

I always wonder why doesn't Google gives users a personalization option similar to YT's "not interested" which could be used for ranking...? I understand they cannot simply block some website due to antitrust issues, but personalization would be a good rationale and also gives users a good reason to keep their sign-in status.
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