Dumb Phone
Convert a Smartphone into a Dumb Phone
Customize a smartphone to remove features like Web Browsing and addictive apps while keeping Maps and useful features.
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Anonymous Browsing
How to Block VPNs and Proxies on Computers and Smartphones
Block common content filtering bypass methods like VPNs and Proxies on smartphones and computers.
Dumb Phone
How to Convert an iPhone into a Dumb iPhone
Keep your GPS and camera. Make your iPhone dumber by restricting the more intrusive features like web browsing and the App Store.
Dumb Phone
How to Convert an Android Smartphone into a Dumb Phone
Keep your GPS and camera. Make your Android phone dumber by restricting the more intrusive features like web browsing and the Play Store.
Block Apps
How to Block Apps on Iphone (Updated for 2024)
After hundreds of hours of research and testing, these are the best methods I've found for blocking apps on iOS devices.
Block Websites
Best Methods for Blocking Websites on iPhone in 2024
Block websites on iPhone using a variety of different methods based on the desired level of strictness. Prevent users from bypassing blocks so that websites remain blocked.
iPhone
How to Enforce a VPN on an iPhone
Prevent bypass of VPNs that filter content on an iPhone by enforcing VPN profiles and preventing a user from overriding them.
Block Adult Content
How to Enforce a Content Filter on an iPhone
There are many different ways that you can enforce your iPhone's connection to your DNS Content Policy.
Block Apps
How to Block Apps on a Supervised iPhone
Using supervised mode, you can block apps on the iPhone in a more permanent way that is hard to bypass.
Monitoring
How to Monitor Websites that were Visited on Your WiFi
This guide will show you how to monitor sites visited on your wi-fi, whether you have multiple people in your house or you want to keep tabs on your habits
Block Websites
How to Block Websites on a Supervised iPhone
Using supervised mode for iPhone, you can block websites and URLs in a more permanent way that is hard to bypass.
Social Media
How to Effectively Block Social Media (Updated for 2024)
Social Media apps need to be handled differently than other apps, since they are so prevalent.
Router
How to Schedule Internet Cutoff Times on a Router
Learn about how to set time limits for your internet.
Reliably Block Apps on a Managed Android Smartphone
Reliably block apps in a hard to bypass way using a Mobile Device Manager for Android.
Block Websites
Best Methods for Blocking Websites in 2024
Effectively block websites on computers and smartphones. Prevent users from bypassing website blocks.
Block Websites
Effective Ways to Block Websites on Mac
Block websites on windows using the most effective methods. Prevent website blocks from being bypassed.
Block Websites
How to Block Websites on Windows
Block websites on windows using the most effective methods. Prevent website blocks from being bypassed.
iPhone
How to Lock Settings on an iPhone
Learn a few effective methods for enforcing settings on an iPhone and locking settings in place so they can't be bypassed or changed.
Android
How to Enforce Apps on Android Devices
Enforce the usage of certain apps and prevent them from being uninstalled on Android devices.
App & Website Filtering
How to Force Google Safe Search
Learn how to Force Google Safe Search on your network and devices.
Block Website Keywords
How to Block Websites based on Keywords
Content Blockers allow you to block specific websites, categories, and apps. What if you want to block a website that uses a word in it's URL?
Social Media
Effective ways to Block TikTok
Learn techniques to block the TikTok App and website on your devices
Browsers
Disable Incognito Mode and Private Browsing in Browsers
Ensure a transparent browsing experience by removing incognito mode in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
iPhone
Best ways to Block Porn on iPhone (Updated for 2024)
Implement a multi-layered approach to blocking porn on iPhone so that it's difficult to bypass filtering.
App & Website Filtering
How to Filter Content on YouTube
Examining some of the best approaches to filtering content on YouTube without blocking the website entirely.
Block Apps
How to Completely Disable and Block the App store on iPhone
There are several effective methods that can be used to disable or block the App Store on an iPhone / iOS device.
Parental Controls
How to enable Parental Controls on your Router
Learn about parental control settings you can enable on your home router, and what you can do to take parental controls to the next level with DNS Filtering.
Lock Settings on Android
How to Lock Settings on an Android Smartphone
Block access to the Android settings app to better enforce content filtering restrictions.
Video Streaming
How to Block YouTube Completely
Discover effective ways to block YouTube access and regain focus. Learn device-level and network-wide techniques for better productivity.
Block Apps
Blocking TikTok on an iPhone
Learn how to block the TikTok app on an iPhone
Social Media
Effective Ways to Block Instagram on an iPhone
Learn how to block the Instagram app on an iPhone
Block VPN
How to Block VPNs on an iPhone
Prevent bypass of content filtering by blocking VPNs on an iPhone. Restrict changing VPN settings and block VPN apps.
Block Websites
Best Methods for Blocking Websites on Android in 2023
Learn how to block websites on an Android device. Learn techniques for preventing a user from bypassing these protections.
VPN
How to Bypass Internet Geo Restrictions alongside a Content Filter
Learn how to bypass region blocks with a VPN while still staying connected to a Content Filtering policy
Scheduling
How to Automatically Turn off Internet Access at Night
Build better habits by automatically turning off the internet on your devices at night.
Block Apps
How To Effectively Block Apps on Smartphones
Learn about how to block apps on the different smartphones, such as iPhone and Android.
Social Media
Effective Ways to Block Facebook
Discover effective ways to block Facebook completely. Learn device-level and network-wide blocking techniques for better productivity and reducing unwanted content.
Block Apps
How to Block Apps on Mac
Prevent apps from being opened, disable app internet connections, and schedule access to apps on Mac.
YouTube
Effective Ways to Block YouTube on an iPhone
Go beyond Screen Time blocking with some additional ways to effectively block or limit YouTube on an iPhone.
Browsers
How to Enforce Browser Extensions
Normally, it's pretty easy to uninstall browser extensions that help block content. It is possible to prevent these browser extensions from being uninstalled so easily.
Browsers
How to Block the Extensions Store on a Web Browser
Blocking the Extensions store is a great way to prevent unwanted extensions from being installed.
YouTube
Effective Ways to Block YouTube on an Android Smartphone
Learn the best methods to limit and ultimately block YouTube on an Android smartphone.
Bypass Prevention
Block Access to Task Manager
How to restrict access to Task Manager on Windows to prevent common content filtering bypass techniques.
Mac
How to Enforce DNS Settings on a Macbook
Connect your MacBook to your Content Policy by enforcing DNS settings.
Social Media
Best ways to Block Facebook on an iPhone
Effectively Block the Facebook app and website on the iPhone. Schedule when Facebook can be accessed or block it entirely.
Bypass Prevention
How to Enforce a Program on Windows and Prevent Uninstall
Prevent a program, such as an application that blocks content, from being uninstalled and deleted by a user on Windows PCs.
Apple Shortcuts
Using Apple Shortcuts and Automations for Bypass Prevention
Recommended Apple Automations to use when trying to prevent a blocking system from being intentionally or accidentally bypassed on an iPhone or iPad.
Block Apps
How to Block Programs on Windows
In order to prevent a content filter from being bypassed, you will need to disable or block certain programs from running on your Windows device.
Social Media
Effective Ways to Block Facebook on Android
Learn the best methods to limit and ultimately block Facebook on an Android smartphone.
App & Website Filtering
Blocking Google Images
Learn how to block images in Google's image search.
Block Websites
How to Block Websites Even while Using a VPN
If you must use a VPN or proxy, here are some website blocking techniques that will work while a VPN is active.
Android
Disable the Play Store on your Android smartphone
Learn how to block or limit the Google Play Store on your Android smartphone to prevent installing apps.
Parental Controls
How to set up Parental Controls for YouTube
Learn how you can use Parental Controls to enforce content restrictions on YouTube, in addition to other techniques that families can use on the platform for safety.
Parental Controls
Parental Controls on iPhone
Learn about how parents can use Screen Time, Device Supervision, and other techniques to keep children safe online
Parental Controls
How to Set up Parental Controls on Discord
Step-by-step guide for monitoring and restricting content using Discord parental controls
Safari
Effective Ways to Block Websites on Safari
Learn different ways you can effectively block websites on the Safari browser.
Parental Controls
How to Set Up Family Link
Learn about Family Link, how to link and manage child accounts, and more!
Social Media
Effective ways to Block Discord
Learn techniques to block the Discord App and website on your devices
Social Media
Effective Ways to Block TikTok on Android
Learn effective ways to block TiTok without relying on parental controls.
How to Force SafeSearch on Windows
Learn how to force SafeSearch on Windows using the Hosts file, Command Prompt, or your Content Policy.
Social Media
Effective Ways to Block Instagram on an Android Smartphone
Sometimes uninstalling the Instagram app doesn't go far enough. Learn effective ways to block the Instagram app completely on an Android smartphone.
SafeSearch
How to Force SafeSearch on iPhone
Learn how to force SafeSearch on an iPhone and prevent the setting from being disabled.
Mac
How to Block Activity Monitor on a Macbook
Activity Monitor can be used to force-quit applications that you want to ensure are always running. You can block access to Activity Monitor to prevent this.
Block Apps
Effective Ways to Block Discord on iPhones
Learn the most effective ways to block Discord on iPhone or iPad.
Disable Safari
How to Block the Safari Browser on Apple Devices
Blocking Safari is not straightforward. However, there are a few effective ways to disable or limit Safari on Apples devices like Mac and iPhone.
Android
Android Mobile Device Management
Enforce filtering and device settings by managing an Android device
Parental Controls
How to Enable Parental Controls on Android
Learn about Parental Controls for Android, and explore more advanced supervision techniques.
App & Website Filtering
How to Block Porn on Social Media
Limiting access to adult content within social media is challenging, but possible. Learn several effective approaches to blocking porn within social media.
Block Addictive Content
How to Effectively Block Porn (Updated for 2024)
Implement a porn blocking system for more effective blocking on all devices.
Chromebook
Manage a Chromebook with Google Workspace
Fully manage a chromebook using Google Workspace. This is the most effective way to block Adult Content and enforce restrictions on the Chromebook.
Block Addictive Content
Ultimate guide to Blocking Porn on PC in 2024
Implement a porn blocking system for more effective blocking on Windows desktop or laptop computers.
Block Addictive Content
How to Block Porn on a Mac in 2024
Implement a porn blocking system for more effective blocking on a Mac computer or laptop.
App & Website Filtering
Enforcing Bing SafeSearch
Learn how to force SafeSearch on the Bing search engine.
Android
Effective Ways to Disable Web Browsing on Android Smartphones
Learn ways that you can effectively disable the web browser on an Android smartphone to prevent internet browsing.
Social Media
How to Block Instagram Completely
Learn how to Block both the Instagram app and website on Smartphones and Computers
Block Porn
How to Block Porn on Safari
Effectively block porn on Apple devices that use Safari. Learn how to handle common conflicts that bypass content filtering.
How to Lock Settings on Windows
Learn how to lock your Windows computer's connection to your Content Policy
Addiction
Porn Addiction Withdrawal: How Quitting Porn can Trigger Odd Withdrawal Symptoms
In some cases, quitting porn can trigger odd withdrawal symptoms often prompting people to return back to the addiction cycle they are trying to break.
Addiction
Is Porn Addictive? Why You Might Struggle to Quit Porn
Many people who use porn regularly find it hard to quit, even when they want to, making them wonder: Is porn addictive? In this article, we will explain how porn can affect the brain and behavior, and whether or not it can lead to addiction.
Addiction
Is Watching Porn Harmful? Examining the Effects of Long-term Porn Use
Is watching porn harmful? In this article, we will examine how long-term porn use can impact your mental and physical health, relationships, and sexual development.
Addiction
Am I addicted to Porn? Take the Personal Addiction Assessment
Some people notice that quitting porn is easier said than done. If you want to learn whether or not you are addicted to porn, review these addiction assessment questions to determine if you might have a problem.
Addictive Content
Best ways to Block Porn on Android in 2024
Block porn on Samsung, Google, and other devices running Android.
Addiction
How to Quit Porn: Specific and Actionable Guidance for Overcoming Porn Addiction
If you are suspicious that your porn use is having a negative impact on your well-being, it's finally time to quit porn.
Block Websites
How to use the hosts file to Block Adult Websites
Quickly block thousands of websites for free using the computers hosts file. This is one of the easiest and free ways to block porn on PC.
Addiction
How Long Until The Brain Returns to Normal After Quitting Porn?
Wondering how long it takes to recover from porn? Learn what to realistically expect during your recovery process.
Addictive Content
Best Methods for Blocking Porn on Chromebook in 2023
Configure blocking methods that are difficult to bypass by combining advanced content filtering with device management.
Addictive Content
How to Block Porn on a Home Router
Learn how to install a content filter to block adult content on your home internet and Wifi.
Block Apps
How to Block Apps on Android
After hundreds of hours of research and testing, these are the best methods I've found for blocking apps on Android devices.
YouTube Shorts
How to Block Shorts on YouTube
Learn different ways that you can block YouTube Shorts for your devices.
How to Block Browser Extensions
Some browser extensions might interfere with your ability to enforce a content filter. Learning how to block these extension is an important step.
How to Lock Accounts While Self-Managing
If you're self-managing your internet restrictions, you will need to approach accounts strategically, and make it harder to disable filtering setting.
App & Website Filtering
How to Filter Content on Discord
Learn different techniques for limiting Discord, such as blocking the Discord CDN, or enabling different settings to filter unwanted content.
How to Enforce DNS settings on Windows
Connect your device without using an App.
How to Force SafeSearch on Mac
Learn how to force SafeSearch on Mac using the Hosts file, Terminal commands, your Content Policy, or device management.
Addictive Content
How to Block Porn in Chrome and Other Browsers
Set up multiple layers of effective blocking in Chrome and other browsers. Prevent easy bypass of blocking and filtering.