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+###########################
+#        Blacklist        #
+###########################
+
+## Rules for name-based query blocking, one per line
+##
+## Example of valid patterns:
+##
+## ads.*         | matches anything with an "ads." prefix
+## *.example.com | matches example.com and all names within that zone such as www.example.com
+## example.com   | identical to the above
+## =example.com  | block example.com but not *.example.com
+## *sex*         | matches any name containing that substring
+## ads[0-9]*     | matches "ads" followed by one or more digits
+## ads*.example* | *, ? and [] can be used anywhere, but prefixes/suffixes are faster
+
+ad.*
+ads.*
+banner.*
+banners.*
+creatives.*
+oas.*
+oascentral.*        # inline comments are allowed after a pound sign
+stats.*
+tag.*
+telemetry.*
+tracker.*
+*.local
+eth0.me
+*.workgroup
+
+
+
+## Time-based rules
+
+# *.youtube.*  @time-to-sleep
+# facebook.com @work
+