# iPhone: blocking only specific sites **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 6, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102 "2017-10-06T12:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/1 "2017-10-06T12:14:09Z")
I have no need or desire to block all adult content in my iPhone. I just want to block specific sites. Is there any way to do that? Turning on parental restrictions blocks too much. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/2 "2017-10-06T12:49:49Z")
[This app](http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.yllier.firewall7/) claims compatibility up through iOS 10, at least. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/3 "2017-10-06T23:25:06Z")
Settings \> General \> Restrictions \> (Enable Restrictions if they aren’t enabled already) Allowed Content \> Websites \> Limit Adult Content \> Never Allow \> Add a Website ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/4 "2017-10-07T00:42:00Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Settings \> General \> Restrictions \> (Enable Restrictions if they aren’t enabled already) Allowed Content \> Websites \> Limit Adult Content \> Never Allow \> Add a Website That’s exactly what I said blocks too much content. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/5 "2017-10-07T04:08:17Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > That’s exactly what I said blocks too much content. Adding a single web site blocks too much content? OK. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/6 "2017-10-07T05:03:37Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Adding a single web site blocks too much content? > > OK. The option “limit adult content” limits adult content. The “add a website” is just to add a website that might have slipped through the “limit adult content” filter. So, no, it doesn’t solve the OP’s problem. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/7 "2017-10-07T05:22:35Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > The option “limit adult content” limits adult content. The “add a website” is just to add a website that might have slipped through the “limit adult content” filter. So, no, it doesn’t solve the OP’s problem. So he taps the “Allow Website” button in Safari, that site gets automatically added to the Always Allow list and he gets his adult content unencumbered. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/8 "2017-10-07T05:24:12Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > So he taps the “Allow Website” button in Safari, that site gets automatically added to the Always Allow list and he gets his adult content unencumbered. But then he has to manually allow every site he wants allowed. I believe his problem is along the lines of “allow all web sites, except these.” ETA: oh, I think I see what you mean. You mean he goes to the website, and then when he gets the content restricted message, he hits allow, types his code, and then the website gets added to the whitelist. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/9 "2017-10-07T05:46:17Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > But then he has to manually allow every site he wants allowed. I believe his problem is along the lines of “allow all web sites, except these.” > > ETA: oh, I think I see what you mean. You mean he goes to the website, and then when he gets the content restricted message, he hits allow, types his code, and then the website gets added to the whitelist. Right, the “Allow Website” whitelist makes it a one-time minor inconvenience, but it’s effectively the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/10 "2017-10-07T12:52:14Z")
It still censors Google Search results, even after you have “allowed” it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-blocking-only-specific-sites/798102/11 "2017-10-09T15:54:43Z")
I’ve acquired an app called “Zero Willpower.” It seems satisfactory thus far. By default, it blocks Safari from accessing Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, 9gag, [Twitch.TV](http://Twitch.TV), and [VK.com](http://VK.com), and you can add to it or subtract. It doesn’t block apps, though. It doesn’t work on older iPhones.