How to:Block adult content on smartphone

Pornography is printed or visual materials that contain an explicit description or demonstration of genitalia or sexual activities; these materials are intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic feelings or emotions.

The problem is that porn is omnipresent on the Internet, so it is extremely difficult to completely stay clear from it. However, most parents want to know what measures they can take to prevent their children from seeing adult content when using digital devices.

Safe Google Search

Set Google as your default search engine.

Check all the browsers your children use (Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and make sure that Google is used as the default search engine in them. On iPhone, go to your phone’s settings, scroll down and click on Safari, and then select Google in 'Search engine' section.

Turn on SafeSearch

On mobile devices, open Google app (download it, if necessary). Tap the gear icon, scroll down and click Search Settings button, then click "Filter Explicit Results" in Safe Search Filters section. On desktops and laptops, go to www.google.com and click on the "Settings" button in the lower right corner; Click "Search Settings", and click "Turn on SafeSearch", and then "Lock SafeSearch".

Check all devices periodically

Follow the first and second steps for all the devices your children use. Check your Google app and settings section regularly to make sure SafeSearch is not disabled.

Important note

Using Google SafeSearch is free, but not error-free. SafeSearch only filters search results – it does not block access to porn sites if the URL is entered directly into the browser.

Blocking adult content using secure DNS services

How Domain Name System (DNS) Works

DNS can be compared to a digital phone book for the Internet. People go to sites by typing the domain name of the site into the address bar of the browser, for example “example.com” (also called “host name”), while computers use IP addresses (a number of numbers) for communication, for example 127.0.0.1. DNS translates domain names into IP addresses, so that your computer can then go to that address and request the information. DNS servers are located all over the world and host databases of public IP addresses and host names associated with them.