Any good hosts lists to block evil corporations?

nubeovejita27:

Google/Amazon

Yeah, this can cause headache. But not microsoft domains. I have list (but it seems smaller than @anonymous595 recommended, updated to @anonymous595 version) that blocks microsoft and no issues for years.

But blocking Google can cause issues (youtube, recaptcha etc). Also Amazon block can cause troubles (if it happened to list AWS domains)

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5 Reasons Einstein’s Definition of Insanity is the Definition of Insane.

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