5,129 new domains added. 4,846 domains removed. Steven Black Unified Hosts and AdGuard DNS Filter led the activity, with Steven Black removing almost as much as it added. Peter Lowe's list saw a rare streak of removals. EasyList and AdGuard Base Filter kept up the usual pace.
LivePerson's lptag.liveperson.net Delisted: Relief for Chat Widgets
lptag.liveperson.net was removed from both the AdGuard DNS Filter and AdGuard Tracking Protection Filter this period. LivePerson powers live chat on many high-traffic sites, especially in finance and customer support. Its sudden block and just-as-sudden unblock suggests a false positive or overzealous tracking classification.
Why it matters:
If your customer chat widget broke this week, this domain was likely the cause. Its quick removal means most users are back in business, but it’s a reminder—if you depend on third-party chat, monitor blocklist changes or risk silent outages.
Peter Lowe's Purge: 10 One-Day Domains Out
Peter Lowe's Ad and Tracking Server List removed 10 domains, all of which had only just been added August 22. Highlights: absolutering.com, ads180.com, bastingart.com, and kernellife.com.
Why it matters:
This rapid add-then-remove cycle is unusual for a curated list. Developers relying on Peter Lowe’s list should expect fewer accidental blocks this week. For analytics and ad teams, this is a strong signal that list maintainers are actively correcting false positives—or responding to pushback.
Alibaba’s acjs.aliyun.com Now Tracked
acjs.aliyun.com made its way onto EasyPrivacy. This is an infrastructure domain from Alibaba’s cloud division, used in China and abroad for analytics, SDKs, and possibly more.
Why it matters:
If you ship apps or scripts for China-based users, or depend on Alibaba Cloud services, watch for breakage or data gaps. Analytics teams may see missing events from this domain being blocked at the network level.
Mass Removals on Steven Black Unified Hosts
Steven Black Unified Hosts removed 4,781 domains while adding 2,614. This level of churn is rare. No single domain stands out, but the overall pattern suggests a major cleanup, likely to reduce false positives or eliminate dead domains.
Why it matters:
Bulk removals mean fewer accidental outages for legitimate sites. If you had issues with overblocking, especially on mobile or IoT, there's a good chance the root cause just got wiped from the list.
Numbers this period
| List Name | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Black Unified Hosts (ads + malware) | 2,614 | 4,781 |
| AdGuard DNS Filter (ads) | 858 | 7 |
| EasyList (ads) | 785 | 1 |
| AdGuard Base Filter (ads) | 772 | 1 |
| Online Malicious URL Blocklist (malware) | 21 | 45 |
| AdGuard Tracking Protection Filter (tracking) | 31 | 1 |
| EasyPrivacy (tracking) | 26 | 0 |
| Dan Pollock's Hosts File (ads) | 14 | 0 |
| Peter Lowe's Ad and Tracking Server List | 0 | 10 |
| uBlock Filters – Badware Risks (malware) | 3 | 0 |
| AdGuard Annoyances Filter (annoyances) | 2 | 0 |
| Fanboy's Annoyance List (annoyances) | 2 | 0 |
Next digest: August 25, 2026.
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