Parental controls

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:

• Internet Content Rating Association
• Net Nanny
• CyberPatrol
• Cybersitter

Also, some ISPs provide free parental control mechanisms. Contact your ISP for more information.