Tutorial: How to block Twitter or Reddit \ stacker news ~tutorials

(this is a repost of #29648 ... but it's more valid now :) )

Is some specific website, like Twitter, bringing you joy or is it bringing you the opposite? Do you have a hard time stopping? Here's a quick tutorial recommended by 9 out 10 dentists.

First rule: Never run random bash scripts you find online without reading the scripts yourself!

Blocking with /etc/hosts

If you understand the first rule, then read, copypaste and run following script in your terminal.

On Linux or MacOS

sudo bash -c "cat >> /etc/hosts << EOF

0.0.0.0 twitter.com
0.0.0.0 reddit.com
EOF
"

And that's it. This should apply the rule immediately. If you want to check how does your /etc/hosts look like, then just run nano /etc/hosts.

On Windows

echo 0.0.0.0 twitter.com >> %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts
echo 0.0.0.0 reddit.com >> %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts

Blocking with pi-hole

Even better option is if you have pi-hole set up on your network to proxy all your DNS requests. pi-hole is also available on Umbrel or Citadel.

Simple steps:

Sign in to your your pi-hole admin interface, e.g. https://pi.hole/admin/index.php
Navigate to Blacklist
Add twitter.com in the Domain input box and click on Add to Blacklist
You are all set.

77 sats \ 2 replies \ @16d86e9daa 23 Jun

i notice twitter has become addictive even for me and my friends consuming our creative hours. thanks, i will be aspecting a video tutorial from you showing other methods.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 23 Jun

why not deleted it and done? 👀

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @nout OP 23 Jun

It's a website (when used on computer), so it pulls you back since the energy barrier is so low.