"AI" websites, LLM spam, and other websites with /blog/s

[GexEnterTheGecko]

Hi there! I've used your blocklist and it's quite good. I think I've managed to find quite a bit of URLs you might want to add to the list.

It's about 300 lines, and I think that they fit good enough in your definition of SEO/LLM/AI spam stuff.

uBlacklist(1).txt

[GexEnterTheGecko]

also, some of them (as in: techlib.fr) fit the category for "SEO spam" because it is machine-translated in ways that makes microsoft using LLM and midjourney to translate text and images seem competent [1]

[1] https://learn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/windows/deployment/update/safeguard-holds

[NotaInutilis]

Oh man this one example is actually even worse than what you're describing because opening its main page redirects to an even crappier slopfest (commentouvrir com)
It feels like some weird ripoff or hack of an older site because they're advertising their own app. It's mildly interesting but not warranting some deep web archeology. I'll look into your list when I have some time later, thanks for sharing it!

[GexEnterTheGecko]

it seems that you didn't put in commentouvrir.com in your blocklist actually

[GexEnterTheGecko]

here's 555 more sites that i've found while browseing, feel free to tell me if i should file a separate issue

even_more_entries.txt

[NotaInutilis]

Man. That is A LOT. And my own personal backlog is 150. It will happen, promise. No ETA but it will.

One thing I have to ask: for your next submission, can you submit in domains format? Meaning without the https:// prefix, other * matching patterns and the www subdomain. The cleanup can be automated but it's always easier to start from that.

If you submit a subdomain, can you also check if the main domain is clear or if it should be also blocked? I can do that myself for a small list but for a longer one it's kind of a chore.

[GexEnterTheGecko]

yeah sure! i apologize for the massive dumps, and i'll keep that in mind for next time.

[NotaInutilis]

I've added the files in the repo but not into the list, it'll be easier to sort through nearly a thousand lines. I've done a quick cleanup regarding the format and removed a few duplicates. After a quick check, there are some things that you're blocking that don't quite fit the bill in my opinion so I prefer sorting it manually instead of dumping everything in. I'll keep the entries that don't make it into the list somewhere so you can easily add them back to your personal blocklist.

[GexEnterTheGecko]

i'm glad i could help with your efforts