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This article explains how to block websites or filter website content in Firefox that may be offensive or inappropriate for children.

This article explains how to {for win}prevent children from using Firefox,{/for} block websites or filter website content in Firefox that may be offensive or inappropriate for children. = Parental controls and web filtering software = {for mac,win} Firefox checks the parental controls on your computer and sets itself to ''Prefer:Safe'' mode. This automatically turns on the safety feature on each website your child visits, as long as you have the parental controls active on your computer. This feature can be turned off only through your password-protected parental settings on your operating system, so your child will not be able to deactivate this feature through the browser. To turn on parental controls on your computer, please see the support documentation for your operating system or see the following: {for win11} *[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/getting-started-with-microsoft-family-safety-b6280c9d-38d7-82ff-0e4f-a6cb7e659344 Getting started with Microsoft Family Safety] at microsoft<!-- -->.com. {/for} {for win10} * [https://support.microsoft.com/help/10551/microsoft-account-set-up-family-after-upgrade=windows-10 Set up family features on Windows 10] at microsoft<!-- -->.com. {/for} {for win8} * [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2782156 Set up Family Safety] at microsoft<!-- -->.com. {/for} {for win7} *[https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10524/how-to-use-parental-controls-in-windows-7/ How To Use Parental Controls in Windows 7] at howtogeek<!-- -->.com and [https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/e7/2009/05/26/safeguarding-windows-7-parental-controls/ Safeguarding Windows 7 – Parental Controls] at microsoft<!-- -->.com. {/for} {for mac} * [https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-parental-controls-mtusr004/mac Set up parental controls on Mac] at apple<!-- -->.com. <!-- Select your country at the bottom of the US support page to find the support page in your language.--> {/for} Built-in Parental Controls let you block websites or filter website content in Firefox or any other browser. {/for} For a list of web filtering software, see [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_content-control_software_and_providers Comparison of content-control software and providers] at wikipedia<!-- -->.org. = Web filtering extensions for Firefox = This [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search?q=parental+control&cat=all addons.mozilla.org search for parental control] lists several extensions that can provide content blocking. {note}'''Note:''' Extensions can be easily disabled by a knowledgeable user and don't work in other browsers.{/note} <!-- MZ credit --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Parental_controls Parental controls (mozillaZine KB)]'''''