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Question for Chrome users.

NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
edited 2013-06-27 01:57 in General Discussion
My daughter has a tablet that has Google Chrome as the browser. In IE content can be blocked so she was able to lock my granddaughter out of Facebook in that. How can the same thing be done for Chrome? I did a little searching and it seems that this is not yet a feature in Chrome. Is she going to have to bite the IE bullet and instasll that or Opera instead?

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  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-06-25 18:37
    Is Facebook so offensive that you would want to do that?
    I hate Facebook with a passion for many reasons but so far keeping immediately bad stuff away from my children is not a priority there.
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-06-25 19:24
    No, It is not because it is offensive. My 12 year old (going on 20) granddaughter has been saying and doing inappropriate things on it and is only allowed on educational sites. However, my daughter is in school and my granddaughter is on her own for about 4 hours a day. She does not want to take the tablet with her because my grandson is also there and uses it for online games.
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2013-06-25 21:23
    You might be able to set up some sort of parental control on the router side. That would make access to facebook blocked globally (possibly during a set time period).
  • PaulPaul Posts: 263
    edited 2013-06-26 16:24
    Google a file called "Host" or the windows equivalent with "host file blocking". It's a text file. You can block all kinds of stuff. I've used it in Unix and Linux and vaguely remember that Windows uses it also. It's been a few years though. There are a few tripping points if I remember. It's read-only so you need permissions set to make it writable. You may have to have admin rights. This should make any browser block whatever site is listed. (if you have a host file already make sure to make a backup copy of it first.)
    Edit:Ok, I just saw she had a tablet. I don't know if tablets have a "host" file. I assume they do.
  • Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) Posts: 1,720
    edited 2013-06-26 17:24
    As Paul indicated You could block a specific website on the WHOLE PC by editing the Windows HOSTS file.You can then direct all requests to facebook.com to an alternative IP Address (eg. 127.0.0.1 - localhost. However, it seems to me that you are trying to block in IP addresses in Chrome running on Android. For Android I would try the Blocker extension listed below.

    Click here for the instructions:

    http://www.chromefans.org/chrome-tutorial/how-to-block-a-website-in-google-chrome.htm



    Blocker Extension (URL below)

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blocker/jphfnnacagbhfelldlccmiocmdodnlio




  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-06-26 19:43
    Thanks for the help all. I will have her try the chromefans site to see if it does what she needs. Thanks again.
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2013-06-27 01:35
    If these kids are using computers and online, they will probably figure out pretty quickly now to unblock anything that's done with the hosts file or a simple browser extension. Those methods are for people trying to block stuff like advertising and malware from getting in to the computer, not to stop users from getting out.

    The hosts file on Windows 7 does require admin rights to edit, so there is maybe a possibility that would work.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-06-27 01:57
    I can't help thinking that the problem that needs fixing here is that of the girl being left alone rather than how to build a better technological jail in which to keep her.

    Or perhaps she could use some inspiration as to how to fill that time with an activity better than web surfing.
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