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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 3 of them.

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4
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2021–2024
peak thread · 313 comments
769 pts
latest 20+ return · 2024-01-01
239 pts

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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.

Quenhus·769-point thread·

I've posted this before, but you can achieve the same with uBlock Origin static filters alone without having to install any additional extensions. For example: To block results from specific domains on Google or DDG: google.*##.g:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) And it's even possible to target an element's text content with a `:has-text(/regex/)` selector: google.*##.g:has(*:has-text(/bye topic of noninterest/i)) duckduckgo.*##.results >…

krono·543-point thread·

I have said this before, will say it again. This can be fully achieved with uBlock and custom filters like the one maintained by quenhus[1] that can block websites across multiple search engines. You don't need to increase the vulnerability surface by installing yet another extension on your browser. [1] https://github.com/quenhus/uBlock-Origin-dev-filter

I think trying to piggy-back upon the success of Gorhill's uBlock and uMatrix with your naming, is a bit snidey. https://github.com/gorhill

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