Add Badblock
I would like to see blocklist options for Badblock
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I would also love to see BadBlock lists added. Might want to add a note that they DO break things, but I think they'd be good for those that don't mind breaking things, or having to add things to their allowlist to un-break things.
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I think this paragraph from their readme file pretty well sums it up:
BadBlock is not scared to go above and beyond and cause breakage - but only if the ends justify the means. BadBlock has no issue blocking privacy invasive features (ex. Microsoft SmartScreen) and AI/voice assistants (ex. Google Assistant & Amazon Alexa). These features pose extreme privacy concerns, are typically enabled by default or through dark patterns, and the risks aren't made clear to the end-user. Therefore, BadBlock blocks them. Most other lists won't block these types of domains, out of fear of breakage & complaints from users. BadBlock is different, I believe that every user should always be in control of their digital experience. If the user still wishes to use a feature like this that I block, they may do so and create a whitelist entry, but now they are at least actively thinking & making a conscious decision to use it.
Think about all the apps Amazon and Google have, that likely have their assistants integrated into them. If you don't want those services, now you can easily block them at the network level.
Something I've seen that they block that most others don't is anti-adblock domains (out of all the lists I have enabled in NextDNS, I've seen only some of these domains blocked only by NextDNS' own list). With ad blocking being so pervasive these days, there are actually sites that exist to block content if ad blocking is being done. And while blocking these anti-adblock domains may still block access to the content, at least there's less tracking involved as a result.
Content aside
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