[disposablename]

So everyone using hosts files with 0.0.0.0 to block ads is getting a face full of google now?

[okasaki]

I don't know why you were downvoted. There's a very popular hosts file that redirects thousands of domains to 0.0.0.0 in order to block them.

[keletappi]

Nope. Only entering the IP to Omnibar is affected by this.

[fenomas]

It sounds like Chrome is just treating "0.0.0.0" as a string rather than as an address then?

[madeofpalk]

Yes, as discussed in the link.

0.0.0.0 results in the input being interpreted as a search query rather than an address