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> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
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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](https://my.safesurfer.io/block-categories). These categories can also be used in combination with our [screentime](https://helpdesk.safesurfer.io/en-nz/article/how-to-set-up-screen-time-on-safe-surfer-103zqd8/) 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]