BadWebsiteBlocklist: A blocklist I made that removes spam & misleading websites from search results (github.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by popcar2@programming.dev to c/opensource@programming.dev

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Much like everyone else, I got fed up with search engines. So I decided to make a giant blocklist that cleans up garbage search results!

I browsed other blocklists and wasn't very satisfied from what exists now; the goal of this one is to be super organized and transparent, explaining why each site was blocked via issues. Contributions welcome!

Even though around 100 domains are blocked so far, I already noticed a big improvement in casual searches. You'd be surprised how some AI generated websites can dominate the #1 page on DuckDuckGo.

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[-] popcar2@programming.dev 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think both of them would have a way to filter domains if you're self-hosting. The blocklist uses simple regex so you can probably copy-paste the blocklist straight into your filters.

this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025

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