# Introducing DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar to Blokada

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469>\
**Category:** Blog\
**Tags:** android, ios, blocklist\
**Created:** [July 2, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469 "2020-07-02T11:44:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![yokoffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yokoffing](https://community.blokada.org/u/yokoffing)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/22 "2021-12-30T20:48:10Z")

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**Please add to allowlist:**

- `||yt3.ggpht.com^` blocks YouTube users’ account pictures.
- `||static01.nyt.com^` blocks images on `nyt.com`.
- `||thumb-lvlt.xhcdn.com^` blocks thumbnail images for `https://mp4porn.space` (NSFW)
- `||cdn-client.medium.com^` and `||miro.medium.com^` are false positives, preventing images from loading on `https://medium.com`
- `||open.scdn.co^` and `||i.scdn.co^` breaks Spotify web player `https://open.spotify.com/`.
- `||r.bing.com^` breaks `https://www.bing.com`
- `||img.ltwebstatic.com^` and `||sheinsz.ltwebstatic.com^` breaks `https://us.shein.com/`
- `||images.cointelegraph.com^` blocks images on `https://cointelegraph.com/`
- `||platform.twitter.com^` blocks embedded tweets.

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**Author:** ![yokoffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yokoffing](https://community.blokada.org/u/yokoffing)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/23 "2022-01-01T18:18:46Z")

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- `assets.coingecko.com` breaks `https://www.coingecko.com/en`
- `s3.tradingview.com` breaks static images in S3 buckets in TradingView ([Github issue](https://github.com/blokadaorg/blokadaorg.github.io/issues/76)).
- `assets.squarespace.com`, `static1.squarespace.com`, `images.squarespace-cdn.com` all break SquareSpace sites like [this one](https://www.etherprint.money/).
- `cd2.evosrv.com` breaks Evoload [link removed] sourcing (NSFW)
- `preview.redd.it` breaks Reddit thumbnails.

Other:

- `yt3.ggpht.com` is listed 9 times in the list. The other 8 duplicates can be removed.

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**Author:** ![yokoffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yokoffing](https://community.blokada.org/u/yokoffing)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/24 "2022-01-02T19:57:44Z")

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- `static.sketchfab.com` breaks 3D model on `https://hectordao.com/`
- `static.wixstatic.com` and `static.parastorage.com` breaks `https://www.scribble.vc/portfolio`
- `assets.ubuntu.com` breaks `https://ubuntu.com/`

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**Author:** ![blacksun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@blacksun](https://community.blokada.org/u/blacksun)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/25 "2022-01-08T12:19:11Z")

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Hello,

i found the domain [aadcdn.msauth.net](http://aadcdn.msauth.net) in  
[https://blokada.org/blocklists/ddgtrackerradar/standard/hosts.txt](https://blokada.org/blocklists/ddgtrackerradar/standard/hosts.txt)

I think this is wrong.  
By blocking this domain, you cannot login in a microsoft account.

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**Author:** ![Billa\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/billa_d/32/13088_2.png) [@Billa\_d](https://community.blokada.org/u/Billa_d)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/26 "2022-01-13T16:44:11Z")

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[checkoutshopper-live.adyen.com](http://checkoutshopper-live.adyen.com)

Should be whitelisted. Blocking crashes the payment page for Adyen

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**Author:** ![Karol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/karol/32/13_2.png) [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/27 "2022-01-14T07:12:08Z")

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Thank you guys, I have now updated the whitelist.

@yokoffing the other blocklist based on DDG you provided is an adblock-syntax blocklist, not a hosts-syntax blocklist like ours. The problem is that with the latter, you are much more limited, so we need to filter out hosts that will break things (as you noticed there might be some left).

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**Author:** ![yokoffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yokoffing](https://community.blokada.org/u/yokoffing)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/28 "2022-01-16T21:38:13Z")

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Thanks for pushing the update and for the clarification.

Here are a few more:

```auto
! Breaks `makeuseof.com`
static1.makeuseofimages.com

! Breaks Independent newspaper
static.independent.co.uk
3p.ampproject.net

! Breaks `https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/fortnite-winterfest-2021-brings-presents-special-quests-spider-man-no-way-home-outfits-and-more`
cdn2.unrealengine.com

! Breaks `https://www.ndtv.com`
c.ndtvimg.com

! Breaks https://2omb.finance/ and other crypto sites
rpc.ftm.tools

! Breaks Discord media
media.discordapp.net

```

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**Author:** ![Karol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/karol/32/13_2.png) [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/29 "2022-01-17T09:31:09Z")

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Adding them right now.

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**Author:** ![Blyander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Blyander](https://community.blokada.org/u/Blyander)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/30 "2022-02-08T10:05:19Z")

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I’ve been having problems with the Odysee video website. With this list on it complains about not being able to synchronize settings and slow performance.

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/31 "2022-06-05T07:56:06Z")

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This blocklist needs an update

when i look at  
`https://github.com/duckduckgo/tracker-radar/blob/8db8bde836e907a2040a3735156181315cf5e503/domains/NO/iocnt.net.json`

there is

```auto
"wallston-relay.iocnt.net"

```

which

```auto
https://blokada.org/blocklists/ddgtrackerradar/standard/hosts.txt

```

does not have.  
Some other iocnt files have different missing relay subdomains.

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 7:27am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/32 "2022-06-07T07:27:37Z")

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false positive  
`canary.discord com`  
is needed for the alpha version of the Discord Messaging Client to work. It is stuck at connecting if you don’t whitelist the host.

`cs510.wpc.edgecastcdn net` breaks twitters Desktop Website

`cf-hls-media.sndcdn com` you can’t play music on soundcloud without whitelisting this.

`img.chefkoch-cdn de` , pictures on [chefkoch.de](http://chefkoch.de) are missing this way.

`vip-lb1.osuosl org` is a cname for blog.replicant. org and breaks it. Not sure were the original host comes from.

`feeds2.feedburner com` is used by various websites to produce a news feed via rss.

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**Author:** ![Karol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/karol/32/13_2.png) [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/33 "2022-06-08T05:40:25Z")

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All added to the whitelist, thanks.

In terms of the host you found missing, not all hosts from the ddg files will be added to the final list. It’s because this would break way too many websites. Instead, there is a basic heuristic performed when deciding what to add to the list. You can find the script here if you wish to propose improvements:

> <https://github.com/blokadaorg/landing-github-pages/blob/master/scripts/ddg.py>

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/34 "2022-06-08T12:23:34Z")

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Maybe the categories are off. Ill check later

`images.justwatch.com` just hosts pictures for justwatch. That shouldn’t be blacklisted.  
Same is true for ```heise.cloudimg.io````, [heise.de](http://heise.de) articles without images look strange

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/35 "2022-06-09T17:31:55Z")

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`a.tile.openstreetmap.org` and possibly other subdomains are preventing this open source community alternative to google maps to render properly

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/36 "2022-06-09T21:01:32Z")

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`www1.wdr.de` is hosting the website and podcasts of a german public radio station.  
Shouldn’t be blocked

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**Author:** ![yokoffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yokoffing](https://community.blokada.org/u/yokoffing)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/37 "2022-06-10T13:36:25Z")

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More breakage. Pretty much anything `phncdn.com`, `ahcdn.com`, or `xhcdn.com` should be removed as they break many NSFW sites.

```auto
! breaks pornhub.com
||di.phncdn.com^
||ei.phncdn.com^

! breaks https://mp4-porn.space
||thumb-v3.xhcdn.com^
||thumb-v7.xhcdn.com^
||thumb-v8.xhcdn.com^

! breaks https://xhamster.com/videos
||static-lvlt.xhcdn.com^
||thumb-user.xhcdn.com^
||thumb-v-lv.xhcdn.com^
||thumb-v4.xhcdn.com^

! breaks https://www.youporngay.com
||fs.ypncdn.com^
||cdn1d-static-shared.phncdn.com^
||fi1-ph.ypncdn.com^

!breaks https://www.spectrum.net/account-summary
||resources.digital-cloud-west.medallia.com^

! breaks WSJ.com
||video-api.shdsvc.dowjones.io^

! breaks https://www.gaymaletube.com
||c1.ttcache.com^
||c2.ttcache.com^
||c3.ttcache.com^
||c4.ttcache.com^

! breaks https://www.viptube.com
||p0.vptpsn.com^
||p2.vptpsn.com^
||p4.vptpsn.com^
||p5.vptpsn.com^
||p8.vptpsn.com^

! breaks https://recoverit.wondershare.com
||recoverit.wondershare.com^
||images.wondershare.com^
||drfone.wondershare.com^
||neveragain.allstatics.com^

! breaks CNN videos
||registry.api.cnn.io^

! breaks Bloomberg
||assets.bwbx.io^

! breaks LA Times
||ca-times.brightspotcdn.com^

```

Reply:

> [@oaktree](#):
>
> `a.tile.openstreetmap.org`

Not sure about the `a`. It just looks like `||tile.openstreetmap.org^` when I go to `Openstreetmap.org`.

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/39 "2022-06-10T18:14:46Z")

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The subdomains are used by sites that embed Openstreetmap maps

`static-cdn.ubuntu-de.org` is serving Images for ubuntu related websites like `ubuntuusers.de`

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/40 "2022-06-11T11:47:56Z")

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`speedcdn.cloud.funkedigital.de` prevent’s reading pages like `morgenpost.de` and probably other newspapers by that media group that are hosted as cname on the same server.

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**Author:** ![oaktree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@oaktree](https://community.blokada.org/u/oaktree)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/41 "2022-06-11T13:03:59Z")

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`cs196.wac.edgecastcdn.net` is a cname for the Twitter Picture domain.

```auto
js.ui-portal.de
img.ui-portal.de
dl.web.de

```

are needed by [Web.de](http://Web.de) & [GMX.de](http://GMX.de) Mail Providers

`wow.zamimg.com` breaks wowhead and other zam sites

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**Author:** ![yokoffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yokoffing](https://community.blokada.org/u/yokoffing)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-duckduckgo-tracker-radar-to-blokada/469/42 "2022-06-11T14:07:11Z")

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All `drtst.com` requests need to be removed, like `p0.drtst.com` or `p1.drtst.com`, as they break `drtuber.com`.

Same goes for `nvdst.com`, like `p2.nvdst.com` or `p4.nvdst.com`, as these break `nuvid.com`.

```auto
! breaks https://fmovies.to/tv-series
||static.bunnycdn.ru^

! breaks https://www.caseygiovinco.com/
||static.parastorage.com^

! breaks boyfriendtv.com
||ip266460634.ahcdn.com^

```

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