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hBlock: A Posix-Compliant Ad-Blocker | Oct 2022
Is this similar to https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists ?
How to permanently delete your Facebook account | Oct 2021
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You don't need to visit facebook, you just need to visit a page that has their script embedded.

nextdns.io does a good job of blocking facebook. They base their block on https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists which has this list https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
Noprocrast | Jul 2020
Here are some good, maintained lists: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists
How to See What the Internet Knows About You | Jul 2017
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Disable all these preferences from firefox! https://github.com/TheCreeper/PrivacyFox

Add: https://github.com/straytachyon/dnsmasq_ad_block_script

Add2: You can even block select corp: https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists

Add3: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11791052
Facebook Hits 2 Billion Users | Jun 2017
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https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists