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Vitor Mazuco
Asked: 2014-07-04 11:16:13 +0800 CST

How to block any site? [duplicate]

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I have installed a ubuntu 14.04 in my company, and I want to block websites in my browser Firefox/Chorme, but how can I do this?

Thanks!

14.04

3 Answers

  1. You can add blocked websites to /etc/hosts and point them to localhost.

        127.0.0.1 firstblockedwebsite.com

    127.0.0.1 secondblockedwebsite.com

    by this way ,blocked websites will show localhost, don't forget to check /etc/hosts permission.

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  2. Best Answer

    Mozilla Firefox

    Using Firefox you can use Block Site add-on to block any websites (blacklist) or allow only certain websites (whitelist). Here’s a screenshot from its preferences (sorry for my small display):

    blocksite preferences

    Google Chrome

    And in Chrome/Chromium it seems there is an extension from the same developers.

    Opera

    Some time ago I was using Opera for its bits and whistles. There’s a built-in functionality to block contents there, under Preferences > Advanced > Content > Blocked Content.

    I personally prefer the way @sparkmood mentioned here. It’s browser-independent. Brilliant!

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  3. You can use the "addblock plus" addon. together with "myscript", you can block selectively whatever you want easily.

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