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What are Internet filters?

Internet filters are software tools that can help monitor Web content that can be viewed on a certain computer or network. In the case of family safety settings, Internet filters can also help parents manage who kids can communicate with or how long kids can use the computer.

Setting Internet filters can help

  • Parents, guardians, or school administrators protect kids from viewing inappropriate material as well as identify which Web sites kids can visit.
  • Parents and guardians block sites by content type or only allow access to certain sites.
  • You prevent unwanted, explicit sexual content from appearing in your search results.
  • Businesses to block Web sites or applications that they don't want their employees to use at work.
  • Warn you about and block you from suspicious Web sites that might be fraudulent (also known as phishing filters.)
  • Keep spam out of your inbox (also known as spam filters.)
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