diff --git a/extension/manifest.base.json b/extension/manifest.base.json
index e08b5b7..d08d492 100644
--- a/extension/manifest.base.json
+++ b/extension/manifest.base.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "KoalaSync",
-  "version": "1.7.4",
+  "version": "1.7.5",
   "description": "Watch party extension to synchronize video playback on YouTube, Twitch, Netflix, and HTML5 sites in real-time with friends.",
   "permissions": [
     "storage",
diff --git a/extension/popup.js b/extension/popup.js
index 46d3abd..f0466f0 100644
--- a/extension/popup.js
+++ b/extension/popup.js
@@ -531,7 +531,15 @@ async function populateTabs(providedPeers = null, providedTargetTabId = null) {
         if (!tab.url || tab.url.startsWith('chrome://')) return false;
         if (isFilterActive && tab.id !== parseInt(currentTargetTabId)) {
             const urlStr = tab.url.toLowerCase();
-            if (BLACKLIST_DOMAINS.some(d => urlStr.includes(d.toLowerCase()))) return false;
+            if (BLACKLIST_DOMAINS.some(d => {
+                const domain = d.toLowerCase();
+                try {
+                    const hostname = new URL(tab.url).hostname.toLowerCase();
+                    if (domain.endsWith('.')) return hostname.startsWith(domain) || hostname.includes('.' + domain);
+                    if (domain.includes('.')) return hostname === domain || hostname.endsWith('.' + domain);
+                } catch {}
+                return urlStr.includes(domain);
+            })) return false;
         }
         return true;
     });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 564c83f..d5e52d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "koalasync",
-  "version": "1.7.4",
+  "version": "1.7.5",
   "description": "KoalaSync Build Scripts",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/website/version.json b/website/version.json
index c20490c..6026281 100644
--- a/website/version.json
+++ b/website/version.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.4",
-  "date": "2026-05-25T10:59:16Z"
+  "version": "1.7.5",
+  "date": "2026-05-25T14:00:00Z"
 }