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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Firewalling
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      vettalex
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      Hi everyone, I need to block Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram on a single host, what is the best method to date? A thousand thanks

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        Gertjan @vettalex
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        @vettalex

        Facebook has you covered, as they found out how to do that.
        And even better, they tested it, and 'facebook' went dark for an entire day.

        Now,you can't do what they did, but the start of a solution to your question is answered : block their "AS".

        An AS is nothing more as a list of IP addresses.

        pfBlockerng, a pfSense package, can block one (ore more) 'AS'.

        Now : up to you : see the video, get to know about what AS really is, get the AS of facebook, and start testing.
        Go step by step.

        Btw : the question is very known.
        Keep in mind that 'blocking a single host', or, blocking a singe IP address from accessing facebook can be done;
        But what happens when this device changes it's IP ? (by changing it's MAC ?) Questions about blocking facebook are legion. Questions and answers about how to accessing it anyway exist at much (check Google).

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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