How can I super block a website?

[TJ82]

Screentime is too easy for me to bypass and I'm down to one last site that steals my attention (Reddit). I've deleted my account and blocked on screentime but find Reddit is even worse when you have no account as you see all the stupidly aaddictive stuff first. Used to use it for tech advice, coding, running etc but it was still too time consuming.

Is there a way to do a hard block on Mac and all iOS devices on a website?

Seemed fine just deleting Twitter and Insta and FB. For some reason I keep floating back to Reddit. It's my last vice but has to go!

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

SelfControl

SelfControl is a free Mac app that helps you avoid distracting websites. Block your own access to websites or mail servers for a pre-set length of time.

selfcontrolapp.com

 

[TJ82]

SelfControl

SelfControl is a free Mac app that helps you avoid distracting websites. Block your own access to websites or mail servers for a pre-set length of time.

selfcontrolapp.com

Just trying now. Sounds strong, shame just a day but it says it can't be bypassed so let's see! Need one for phone too!

 

[Forum-User]

My router has a keyword list that blocks specific words in URLs. If your router has a similar feature, all devices on your network can get blocked for that website.

 

[bogdanw]

it says it can't be bypassed

Of course it can by bypassed, it uses hosts.

 

[salamanderjuice]

You can setup a Raspberry Pi or similar device and use PiHole as a DNS server to block sites from all devices on your network. You may want to have a friend change the password so you're not tempted to just unblock them.

 

[jido]

Of course it can by bypassed, it uses hosts.

Can hosts be bypassed for a site like Reddit?

 

[bogdanw]

Can hosts be bypassed for a site like Reddit?

I just opened it in Opera https://www.opera.com/features/free-vpn

I would test more ways to bypass it, but I accidentally broke the app

 

[TJ82]

Looks like you can keep smashing Extend on SelfControl to get it way past 24 hours. Didn't occur to me yesterday, really fab!

 

[bluespark]

I don't quite understand this. Why not simply not visit the website? (Not trying to be snarky; I genuinely don't understand why someone would block a site from themself when not visiting the site would seem to achieve the same objective.)

 

[ChrisA]

Add some rules to your router to ignore some IP addresses or run a local DNS server like "PiHole" that will. implement a block list.

In other words, the "block" should not be done in the Mac, but at the network level. I do this with ad blocking so I don't see annoying ads on my ISO devices or the Mac.

 

[bogdanw]

I don't quite understand this. Why not simply not visit the website? (Not trying to be snarky; I genuinely don't understand why someone would block a site from themself when not visiting the site would seem to achieve the same objective.)

Social Media Addiction https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/

 

[bluespark]

Social Media Addiction https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/

I see -- thanks.

 

[Eriamjh1138@DAN]

I think you can do this using a modified hosts file on Mac OSX.

It’s commonly used for spam and advertising blocking. Read up on it below:

Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File

This article provides details on blocking Ads, Banners, Parasites, and Hijackers, web bugs, possibly unwanted programs etc. with a custom HOSTS file

winhelp2002.mvps.org