This was a useful article I thought to copy/paste ahead of the voat shut down. Hopefully this information is both still relevant nad useful to you all

Here's a more comprehensive block list to reference.

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Linux:

Open terminal

type sudo nano /etc/hosts and press enter

add

0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com 0.0.0.0 www.google-analytics.com 0.0.0.0 ssl.google-analytics.com

press ctrl + X

type y and enter to save

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For winfags;

Press the Windows key.

Type Notepad in the search field.

In the search results, right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.

From Notepad, open the following file: c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.

Make the necessary changes to the file.

Click File > Save to save your changes