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Custom blocklist support
NextDNS does not support the upload of custom blocklists, blacklist or whitelist for several reasons: Hosting a slightly different version of a well known blocklist for each user would not be…
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Veldon Lee
1 mth ago
Privacy, blocklist & ad-blocking
Does NextDNS collect and store personal data?
NextDNS gives you full control over how much data you are comfortable to store on the service and for how long. There is no secret, if you want detailed analytics on your DNS traffic,…
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How is NextDNS different from traditional adblockers?
A traditional ad blocker works at the browser level. While it can block more types of ads, it is also limited to the browser and it takes more CPU and battery to do the same thing.…
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Kambro
2 mths ago
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Can NextDNS hide blank spaces used by blocked ads?
Unfortunately, this is not doable at the DNS level. You need a browser extension like uBlock Origin for that.
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Bearded Anarchy
2 mths ago
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Will NextDNS filter content?
With a default configuration (no blocklist or blacklist enabled), NextDNS does not filter any content, not even malicious ones. You have full control over the level of filtering wanted by tweaking…
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Amir Mughal
2 mths ago
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Horrible DNS latencies since yesterday - family is not happy.
Hi Team: Long time NextDNS user with ASUS Merlin router. NO changes on router and I do a manual setup using stubby.yml which has not changed. Starting yesterday,…
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What is a blocklist?
A blocklist is a list of domains to block. Usually, a DNS resolver is supposed to always respond with the answer intended by the operator of the domain.…
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Mohit
6 mths ago
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What is Anycast?
Anycast is a way to use Internet routing protocol (BGP) to steer traffic to the closest location in term of network hops. Basically, many servers around the world share the same IP address,…
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Why is mode 3 required on Firefox?
The TTR mode 3 of Firefox guarantees the browser won’t fallback on system DNS when a response cannot be obtained through DNS over HTTPS. Because NextDNS blocks some DNS requests based on the…
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What is EDNS Client-Subnet (ECS)?
EDNS Client-Subnet (ECS) is an extension to the DNS protocol to include components of the end-user IP address data in requests that are sent to the authoritative DNS servers.…
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