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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. | ||
For a detailed Howto please see the thread at [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=338572&highlight= Mozillazine Firefox Support Forum] | |||
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Revision as of 19:57, 6 February 2006
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.
For a detailed Howto please see the thread at Mozillazine Firefox Support Forum