In some cases, it may be necessary to restrict access to a number of pages on the Internet. If you are using the Google Chrome browser, you can do this in one of two ways available.
The Google Chrome browser automatically blocks thousands of websites that are dangerous or contain viruses. However, this feature does not allow you to filter the content of the pages and does not warn you if you spend too much time on social media or entertainment sites.
To control this, you can block some sites using the self-service browser settings.
How to do it?
1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Click on the wrench icon located in the upper right corner.
3. Select "Settings".
4. Click Show Advanced Settings at the bottom of the menu.
5. Select the "Change proxy settings" button.
6. On the Security tab, click the Restricted Sites button, then click Site.
7. Enter the URL of the unwanted website, for example www.youtube.com, and click the Add button.
8. Close the window.
But this method of blocking sites has disadvantages. They can be expressed in the following:
You will not be able to block groups of sites or search pages by category. For example, if you want to protect your children from adult content, you will have to enter the URLs of thousands of similar sites. In addition, it will be useless, since hundreds of new projects appear on the network every day, and each of them requires a separate blocking.
Blocking configured in Google Chrome is easy to bypass. Launching another browser or logging in with an online anonymizer will make it easy to visit a prohibited site.
In addition, blocking sites on Google Chrome is not valid not only for other browsers, but even for other user accounts. For example, if you blocked a site in Chrome under your computer account, it can be freely opened under a different one.
How to block unwanted pages in a more reliable way
For this reason, it is worth paying attention to the following method of blocking sites in Google Chrome. If you want to block some pages by making more advanced settings and restrictions, it is better to use special software - HT Employee Monitor. To do this, you must follow these steps:
With HT Employee Monitor, you can restrict access to sites by region.
1. Download and install HT Employee Monitor.
2. Open the program.
3. Click Site Blocking.
4. Click the "Add" button next to the list of blocked sites.
5. Enter the website address or keyword you want to block.
6. Click the Apply button.
