This was a useful article I thought to copy/paste ahead of the voat shut down. Hopefully this information is both still relevant nad useful to you all
Here's to reference.
Linux:
Open terminal
type sudo nano /etc/hosts and press enter
add
0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 www.google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 ssl.google-analytics.com
press ctrl + X
type y and enter to save
For winfags;
Press the Windows key.
Type Notepad in the search field.
In the search results, right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.
From Notepad, open the following file: c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.
Make the necessary changes to the file.
Click File > Save to save your changes
This was a useful article I thought to copy/paste ahead of the voat shut down. Hopefully this information is both still relevant nad useful to you all
Here's [a more comprehensive block list](http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt) to reference.
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Linux:
Open terminal
type sudo nano /etc/hosts and press enter
add
0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 www.google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 ssl.google-analytics.com
press ctrl + X
type y and enter to save
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For winfags;
Press the Windows key.
Type Notepad in the search field.
In the search results, right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.
From Notepad, open the following file: c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.
Make the necessary changes to the file.
Click File > Save to save your changes
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