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Can I block foul language?

jonutarr

jonutarr

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just got a mac mini with leopard on it and i wanted to know if safari or maybe firefox has a function to block certain words?
 
Besides my extreme quarrel with actually doing this, this image shows about all there is for profanity filter in the Parental Controls.
 

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Snips said:
Have you checked the parental controls under System Settings? Might be something in there.
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yes but it dosen't let me enable perental controls for the admin account

& i still am seeing alot of foul language on youtube 🙄

Iim going to have to use a user account as a main,
 
jonutarr said:
just got a mac mini with leopard on it and i wanted to know if safari or maybe firefox has a function to block certain words?
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Why would you do that? wouldn't be best to educate your children when it is and isn't appropriate to use that language?

What is this, Puritanism in 2008 by clueless parents?
 
kaiwai said:
Why would you do that? wouldn't be best to educate your children when it is and isn't appropriate to use that language?

What is this, Puritanism in 2008 by clueless parents?
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That's it attack the person's parental choices.🙄 Do you really know this person or are you jumping to conclusions?

Think man! (or woman) this is a forum, treat people like you would any other stranger on the street. There is nothing wrong with a little civility or formality or for that matter, anyone desiring to block language on a device that they own. It's a legit question. It has nothing to do about puritanism or censorship but a simple question.
 
Looking at #6 above, I think the OP wants this feature for him/herself. If you don't like bad language there's no reason to be subjected to it if there's a way round it.
 
jonutarr said:
yes but it dosen't let me enable perental controls for the admin account

& i still am seeing alot of foul language on youtube 🙄

Iim going to have to use a user account as a main,
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You should always use a user account as your main anyway, but that won't get you completely around this problem. Best of luck in finding a solution though.
 
kaiwai said:
Why would you do that? wouldn't be best to educate your children when it is and isn't appropriate to use that language?
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haha and you're calling me clueless 🙄

Freeverse (awesome bunch of guys) makes a browser just for OS X with all the control you could want. http://www.freeverse.com/apps/app/?id=5003

This includes blocking foul or offensive language.

If you want to stick with Firefox, Procon, a Firefox addon, has the ability to filter content and language: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1803
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Many thanks WildPalms, and everyone else 😉

procon is perfect for now and i have also bookmarked Freeverse
 
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