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francisrstokes/block-facebook.sh

Created July 18, 2022 18:47
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Script to route a bunch of known facebook domains to your machine, circumventing tracking
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block-facebook.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Run this script as root on a linux machine to
# block (at least some) facebook trackers
echo "0.0.0.0 www.facebook.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 facebook.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 login.facebook.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 www.login.facebook.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 fbcdn.net" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 www.fbcdn.net" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 fbcdn.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 www.fbcdn.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 static.ak.fbcdn.net" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 static.ak.connect.facebook.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 connect.facebook.net" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 www.connect.facebook.net" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 meta.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 www.meta.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "0.0.0.0 apps.facebook.com" >> /etc/hosts
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