Google Doodle

[TheRobins]

Afternoon all,

 

Seems to be the new craze at the moment with our students, Only noticed it today but they all seem to be doing it, Google Doodle is just hundreds of games. The URL seems embedded into google so not sure if this is going to be easily blockable using Netwseeper. Anyone else seen this?

 

[willtech]

If you use SSL decryption you should be able to block it. 

[TheRobins]

We do, however the URL's are generic google URL's, meaning it blocks the whole of google

 

Unless this is a recent change to it. 

[willtech]

I can see some games loading: https://dailygames.discover.google.com/games/

 

Some have in the URLs: ct=doodle

Edited June 19 by willtech

[TheRobins]

Just spoke with our ISP, looks like a new change for the games to be embedded into search, but they are already working on a Regex to try and stop the assetts loading, Fingers crossed. 

[Cat_Jam148]

I've recently been tackling this here. Managed to block it by putting the following into our URL deny lists:

www.google.com/logos/

 

www.google.com/fbx?fbx=*

 

dailygames.discover.google.com/

 

The only thing which it seems to have broken so far is the Google homepage logo, but it's a quick fix till I can look into it properly.

 

[PaddyNewman]

Same as above theres a few ways, I have some form of this in a doc somewhere from a recent customer call. 

[sigma]

This blocks doodle games, old doodle games and the little games that replace the Google logo from time to time such as the World Cup (Yes I'm heartless).

 

Over years, I've accumulated:

(Whatever syntax your filter uses)

MUST have decryption to access the full details.

 

URLs:

google.co.uk/logos/fnbx*            
google.com/logos/fnbx*

 

Keywords (yes I know I can consolidate, but I don't want to accidentally block FP's, but do want to block other national Google games without specifying them all.)  

fbx=block_breaker        
fbx=minesweeper        
fbx=snake_arcade         
fbx=tic_tac_toe 
google doodle  (For search blocks)      
google.com/logos/2010        
google.com/logos/2015        
google.com/logos/2017        
google.com/logos/2018        
google.com/logos/2019        
google.com/logos/2020        
google.com/logos/2021        
google.com/logos/2022        
google.com/logos/2023        
google.com/logos/2024        
google.com/logos/2026        
googledoodle
io.google/2026/puzzle
logos/doodles/2017        
logos/doodles/2018        
logos/doodles/2022        
logos/doodles/2025        
logos/doodles/2026        
/fnbx        
 
I have a few caption and HTML code blocks in Impero too, some duplicating. *shrug*

 

If only Google would leave them be and not keep moving them.  It's like ad blocking and web proxies, they never sit still for long. Keeping them blocked is like painting the  Forth Rail Bridge.

[sigma]

I forgot I have these blocked as Keywords too:

 

gstatic.com/delight/funbox/arcade         
gstatic/delight/katamari        
gstatic/delight/minecraft

 

If you have "native Netsweeper" they would best blocked as "Wholewords" rather than "Keywords" as that stops any accidental "Scunthorpe problems" with short strings such as "fnbx"

 

For Netsweeper, depending on what your ISP imposes by way their own rules, you may need these at the Local List level rather than a Shared List.  I know it works properly with our current ISP.  The configuration provided by our previous ISP was mad as a box of frogs.

[Danp]

I have the search term "google doodles" blocked 😁

[that_it_tech]

I am currently fighting this issue. My web filter will not allow me to add www.google.com/logos/ which is fun. I am trying to block it via blocking JS via intune (Cloud based site) any one got any tips?

[sigma]

I guess it depends on your filter product, and if you get it from your ISP, what they do to preconfigure.  If you can’t get a url block to work how about “google.com/logos’ as a keyword or adding the year as I did?