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Firefox and the Mozilla Suite do not feature built-in parental controls/content filtering/pornography blocking/website blocking features. | |||
The [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=226 BlockXXX Extension] for Firefox provides a content blocking mechanism. It is suitable for blocking '''accidental''' visits to objectionable sites. It is not suitable for non-accidental visits because | The [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=226 BlockXXX Extension] for Firefox provides a content blocking mechanism. It is suitable for blocking '''accidental''' visits to objectionable sites. It is not suitable for non-accidental visits because | ||
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*[http://www.cybersitter.com/ Cybersitter] | *[http://www.cybersitter.com/ Cybersitter] | ||
Also, some ISPs provide free parental control mechanisms. Contact your ISP for more information. | Also, some ISPs provide free parental control mechanisms. Contact your ISP for more information. | ||
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Revision as of 22:38, 26 September 2005
Firefox and the Mozilla Suite do not feature built-in parental controls/content filtering/pornography blocking/website blocking features.
The BlockXXX Extension for Firefox provides a content blocking mechanism. It is suitable for blocking accidental visits to objectionable sites. It is not suitable for non-accidental visits because
- The filter is blunt, leaving many objectionable sites accessible and blocking access to non-objectionable sites
- It is very easily disabled
- It only affects Firefox/Seamonkey and not other applications like MSN Messenger or Internet Explorer.
While no software can completely block all objectionable contact, third-party software exists that can provide a very high filter level. Some examples:
Also, some ISPs provide free parental control mechanisms. Contact your ISP for more information.
