FAQ

FAQ

Why are referral domains (affiliate and tracking links) not blocked in the lists?

Affiliate and tracking links (referral domains) that appear frequently on offer web pages like Slickdeals, in emails or in search results are allowed in my lists. These are mostly called only after manual clicking on a link and are not used to display advertising. If these are blocked, the first hit links from search results, for example, no longer work. Furthermore, some of these domains are also used to unsubscribe from newsletters.

Referral domains have been removed from all lists. Only a few domains that also function as normal trackers are blocked in the aggressive lists.

The referral domain allowlist can be found here.

Why are CMPs (Consent Management Platform/Provider) used for cookie consent solutions not blocked in the lists?

Network-wide blocking of CMPs (Consent Management Plattform/Provider) used for cookie consent solutions breaks a lot of things and takes away the user's freedom to decide what he wants to allow and what not - blocking usually allows everything (#1979).

Blocking or automatic allow/deny is reserved for content blockers with corresponding filter lists. These can be used to decide which sites are excluded from blocking a specific CMP domain and which are not. You only have to look at the exclusions in the known cookie filter lists to see why network wide blocking via DNS is not a good idea.