This file blocks DNS resolution of various (undesired) web services at the machine level, therefore locking them out of any browser (and CLIs like wget and curl).
- Productivity and focus
- Doesn't use browser extensions that can see all your traffic
- Centralised location for blocking
Paste the contents of the hosts
file in /etc/hosts
(you'll need sudo
).
Tested on macOS 10.14.1