https://github.com/alexpado/free-cookieless
Pi-hole compatible blocklists for websites using non-compliant GDPR practices, cookie paywalls, and manipulative interface designs.
https://github.com/alexpado/free-cookieless
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Pi-hole compatible blocklists for websites using non-compliant GDPR practices, cookie paywalls, and manipulative interface designs.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/alexpado/free-cookieless
- Owner: alexpado
- Created: 2026-01-29T12:09:51.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-29T21:36:53.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-31T15:26:32.755Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: blocklist, cookie-consent, dark-patterns, dns-filtering, gdpr, gdpr-cookie-compliance, pi-hole, privacy
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- Size: 64.5 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
Free Cookieless provides Pi-hole compatible blocklists targeting websites that use **Dark Patterns** and
**"Pay-or-Consent"** models to circumvent user privacy. We believe that exercising your data rights should be free,
simple, and immediate.
> **GDPR Recital 42**
>
> [...]
> Consent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to
> refuse or withdraw consent without detriment.
We block services that violate this principle by employing:
* **Cookie Paywalls ("Consent or Pay"):** Forcing users to pay a subscription to exercise their right to refuse
tracking.
* **Deceptive Design (Dark Patterns):** Hiding the "Reject" option behind obscured text, complex sub-menus, or deceptive
interface layouts.
* **Friction by Design:** Forcing users to manually toggle dozens of "legitimate interest" or 3rd-party vendors
one-by-one, while offering a single-click "Accept All" button.
## Join the Fight: How to Contribute
Privacy is a collective effort. If you encounter a website that hides its "Reject" button, forces a subscription to
avoid tracking, or makes privacy a maze, we want to hear about it.
### How you can help:
1. **Report a Website:** Encountered a "Pay-or-Consent" wall or a dark pattern? [Open an issue][1] with the URL and a
brief description of the non-compliant behavior.
2. **Submit a Pull Request:** If you are comfortable with Git, you can directly suggest additions to the list. Please
ensure the domain is correctly categorized.
3. **Spread the Word:** Help others regain their "freely given" choice by sharing this project.
**Criteria for inclusion:**
We don't block websites for having ads; we block them for **obstructing the legal right to refuse tracking.** If a site
makes it "detrimental" or "difficult" to say no, it belongs on this list.
## Redemption & Appeals
We believe in a web where privacy is the default. If a website listed here has updated its practices to be compliant
with GDPR Recital 42 and EDPB guidelines, we are happy to remove it.
### The Redemption Process
1. **Apply for Review:** Website owners may [open an Appeal Issue][2] documenting the changes made (e.g., adding a
visible "Reject All" button at the same level as "Accept All," or removing a "Pay-to-Reject" wall).
2. **Manual Verification:** Our maintainers will manually verify the site.
3. **Redemption:** If the site is found compliant, it will be removed from the blocklist and added to
our [Redemption List](./redemption.md); a public log of websites that have improved their privacy standards.
### The "Hall of Shame" (Zero-Tolerance Policy)
We value the trust of our users. If a website is removed via the Redemption process but later **reintroduces** dark
patterns or pay-or-consent models:
* The domain will be **permanently re-added** to the blocklist.
* The domain will be moved to the [Hall Of Shame](./hall_of_shame.md).
* **No further appeals will be considered.**
We consider the reintroduction of these patterns as a "bad faith" attempt to circumvent community blocklists.
[1]: https://github.com/alexpado/free-cookieless/issues/new?template=report-a-non-compliant-website.md
[2]: https://github.com/alexpado/free-cookieless/issues/new?template=website-appeal--removal-request-.md