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What website categories and apps does Safe Surfer support blocking?

Safe Surfer features support for blocking 60+ content categories. You can block these categories on the Safe Surfer dashboard Blocking menu. These categories can also be used in combination with our screentime features.


The following list was last updated November 2024.


  • Ads
  • Adult and pornography
  • Alcohol and tobacco
  • Dating
  • Drugs
  • Gambling
  • Illegal downloads and torrents
  • Phishing and malware
  • Unsafe search engines
  • Weapons
  • Webmail


Social media


  • BeReal
  • Bluesky
  • Clubhouse
  • Discord
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Mastodon
  • Messenger
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Snapchat
  • TikTok
  • Tumblr
  • X (Twitter)


Games


  • Battle.net
  • EA app
  • Fortnite
  • GOG.com
  • Minecraft
  • PlayStation Plus
  • Riot Client
  • Roblox
  • Rockstar Games Launcher
  • Steam
  • Ubisoft Connect
  • Xbox Live


Protection evasion


  • Edge Secure Network
  • iCloud Private Relay
  • Internet Archive
  • Other DNS servers
  • Proxies and anonymisers
  • VPNs


Movie and television streaming


  • Disney+
  • Hulu
  • Max
  • Netflix
  • Paramount+
  • Prime Video
  • Sky Go


Video streaming


  • Twitch
  • Vimeo


Music streaming


  • Amazon Music
  • Bandcamp
  • SoundCloud
  • Spotify
  • Tidal


Advanced


  • AMP
  • Commonly abused domains
  • Commonly abused services
  • Tracking and telemetry


Potentially unsafe services (this category itself includes various websites that carry a higher than normal risk of containing inappropriate content)


  • AI services
  • GIFs
  • Wikipedia images


App stores


  • Amazon Appstore
  • Galaxy Store (Samsung)
  • Google Play
  • Microsoft Store (Windows)


Filtering


  • Bing [SafeSearch]
  • Brave Search [SafeSearch]
  • DuckDuckGo [SafeSearch]
  • Ecosia [SafeSearch]
  • Google [SafeSearch]
  • Pixabay [SafeSearch]
  • Startpage [SafeSearch]
  • Yandex [SafeSearch]
  • YouTube [Moderate or Strict]


Updated on: 12/11/2024

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