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How to block Facebook access on Linux desktop

Posted by LinuxCareer on · 4 comments
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In this config you can find an easy and cheap solution on how to block Facebook.com on any Linux desktop using /etc/hosts file. This is not a bulletproof solution but should help as a first level privacy protection for your kids, your self or should aid if your students do not pay enough attention in the class.

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kikinovak ·
I'm the administrator of a few local school networks in South France. Since Facebook is using HTTPS, filtering it with Squid+SquidGuard can be quite tricky. After quite a bit of experimentation, I found a perfect solution, which I've documented here:

http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/Linux-HOWTOs/Facebook-Fil...
jdixon ·
Do you have an English version of that? I could run it through Google Translate, but I suspect it would be less than satisfactory, and it sounds like a good article to review.
gus3 ·
Basically, if you catch someone at the school going to Facebook, you hit them with a squid.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but a pound of cure is more fun (to pound them with).
kikinovak ·
@jdixon: All my HOWTOs are in French. But the *nix bits are universal.

:o)

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