Filter › Policy Editor
Managing Categories for Filtering
Filtering for categories can be individually toggled on or off from this page.
Categories with notifications turned on will display a green bell icon next to them.
Clicking on the bell will turn it into a muted bell icon, indicating that notifications for this category are now disabled.
The available categories for filtering are listed below.
| Category | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Pornography | Websites with sexually explicit content and nudity | pornhub.com, hotchatdate.com |
| Drugs | Websites that provide info about prescription and recreational drugs | leafly.com, marijuana.com, addictions.com |
| Gambling | Anything that promotes betting or risky actions for a reward | 888.com, gamble.com, freelotto.com |
| Other adult content | Explicit content that may include violence, alcohol, or graphic content | fanfiction.net, people.com, victoriasecret.com |
| Social networking | Sites used to create personal and professional relationships | facebook.com, linkedin.com, twitter.com, plus.google.com, myspace.com |
| Chat/Messaging | Websites that have their own instant messaging services | skype.com, kik.com, messenger.com, flashgamesforum.com |
| Web mail | Email services that can be accessed on any device connected to the Internet | yahoo.com, hotmail.com, outlook.com, mail.com |
| Intolernace | Any content that hatefully targets another person or group | kkk.com, barenakedislam.com |
| Other search engines (No safe search) | Search engines that don't have a supported Safe Search function | chacha.com, mystart.com, ask.com, duckduckgo.com |
| Streaming media | Sites that host video or audio content that can be watched or heard live | pandora.com, spotify.com, netflix.com, soundcloud.com |
| Games | Websites that feature single or multiplayer online games | agariot.com, vitalitygames.com, animaljam.com |
| Health | Websites with medical advice or information about human anatomy | webmd.com, livestrong.com, babycenter.com and cancer.org |
| Uncategorized (For browser extension only) | Websites that haven't been scanned and categorized yet. Category blocked in browser extension only | New sites, personal pages and foreign sites |
| Uncategorized (For SmartPAC only) | Websites that haven't been scanned and categorized yet. Category blocked for SmartPAC only | New sites, personal pages, and foreign sites |
| Malware | Websites known to host malicious software | secure.eicar.org |
| E-commerce/Shopping | E-commerce or shopping websites which may expose students to adult products | amazon.com, etsy.com |
| Sexual Content | Websites about sexual health or including sexual terms but not containing pornography | ashasexualhealth.org, getmegiddy.com |
| Educational games | Educational games | funbrain.com, cokogames.com |
| Plagiarism | Sites providing access to tools and resources for plagiarism detection | copyleaks.com, essaybot.com |
| Web ads | Ads with in-appropriate content or images appearing on otherwise clean websites | pushclk.com, lockerdome.com |