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Protect your family with web content blocker

  • Block unwanted website categories from your browser
  • Defend your household’s mobile devices with customizable filters
  • Safeguard others from internet threats while respecting their privacy
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What is Surfshark’s web content blocker?

Web content blocker blocks access to specific website categories that users select from a provided list. It lets you manage content access on your family’s mobile devices and lock your settings with 2FA (Two-factor Authentication).

Unlike traditional parental controls, our feature lets you shield others from malicious content and website categories without snooping on their browsing activity.

Web content blocker works on an unlimited number of iOS and Android devices (other platforms coming soon).

What is Surfshark’s web content blocker?

How to activate web content blocker

Rid your mobile screens of unwanted or harmful sites in three easy steps:

Subscribe to Surfshark

1. Subscribe to Surfshark

Get the Surfshark One or Surfshark One+ plan and log in to the Surfshark web app.

Pick your categories

2. Pick your categories

Select the categories you want to block access to, whether it’s risky sites or graphic content.

Apply your rules

3. Apply your rules

Choose what to protect — you can block website categories on any Android or iOS mobile device.

Why should you filter your content?

With web content filtering from Surfshark, you can block website categories and enjoy:

Greater safety for your family

Secure your loved ones from malicious sites and inappropriate content. Whether you block adult content to protect children or help older relatives avoid sites with scams or malware, you can turn control into care. 

Simplified household life

Simplified household life

Effortlessly manage what household members can’t access on their browsers. Our category-based website blocker lets you and your family surf the web without worrying about inappropriate content.

Cleaner online experience

Cleaner online experience

Enjoy smoother surfing that doesn’t have the pitfalls of problematic content. Head straight to your favorite sites and take control of your free time, knowing pages from your chosen categories are blocked.     

Multidevice protection

From tablets to smartphones, you can guard all the household mobile devices you want. Surfshark’s web filtering lets you control access to sites on the most popular mobile platforms — Android and iOS.

User-friendly interface

Create web content filters without needing to install clunky software or extensions. Toggle on your web blocker in the intuitive Surfshark web app, which includes our VPN (Virtual Private Network), Antivirus, and more. 

Fewer distractions

Fewer distractions

Removing unwanted sites from your screens can help boost productivity. Stay focused on what’s important by blocking distracting or intrusive websites that get in the way of all your household users.  

Note: Other VPN providers can often only filter content when the VPN is on. With Surfshark’s web content blocker, you can block websites whether the VPN is on or off — the choice is yours.

Safeguard screen time — without prying

Focus on what’s important with Surfshark’s web content blocker 

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Experience web content blocker with a Surfshark One subscription

Surfshark offers three plans that provide robust security features tailored to different needs. Surfshark’s web content blocker is available in the Surfshark One and Surfshark One+ bundles.   

See why millions trust Surfshark

Check out what users and tech experts around the world have to say about Surfshark.

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Surfshark supports the open internet

We partner with digital rights organizations to promote online freedom and keep the internet safe and accessible to all.

Protect all your devices with one account

With Surfshark, you can use web content filtering to block website categories on your favorite mobile devices. Select an icon to visit your chosen platform’s dedicated Surfshark download page. 

Surfshark’s web content blocker lets you customize which site categories you want to block on each device — all while using a single account. Block websites on popular internet browser apps like Google Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.    

Shield your household with web content blocker

Enjoy flexible web filtering for the whole family from Surfshark 

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FAQ

You can block access to inappropriate content using a website blocker. These tools let you filter websites to prevent you and other members of your household from reaching unwanted or malicious sites.

While Surfshark’s web filtering currently only blocks websites on Android and iOS devices, a feature to block websites for other platforms and desktop browsers is coming soon.

Yes, content blockers are legal in most countries and let you create filters to enhance privacy, increase security, and promote safer browsing. This makes them popular for households and organizations like businesses and educational institutions.

However, specific websites or services may restrict web content filtering in their terms of service, so review platform policies if you’re unsure.

Yes, completely free content blockers are available, but these often offer basic features for a limited number of devices. For advanced protection and customization, look for paid tools like Surfshark’s web content blocker, which comes in the Surfshark web app.

Use a web app with web content filtering to block inappropriate sites on your phone. Tools such as Surfshark’s web content blocker can let you block websites by restricting specific categories on mobile devices running iOS or Android.    

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