Set parental control over Chrome

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Set parental control over Chrome

Due to virtual learning, most schools, including HISD in Houston, use Chrome to connect. Not knowing all the caveats and to get the kids up to speed in learning as quickly as I could, I set it up in my sons' Macs as soon as I could. However, later I discovered that Chrome does not seem to be regulated by Mac OS's parental control. As a result, my kids can play games on Chrome for as long as they want, even though the rest of the Mac is shut down. This can't be happening — how can Apple allow this to happen? Any solutions?

Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 16, 2021 7:32 PM

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Answer 1

a brody

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May 17, 2021 6:57 AM in response to 130lbsrock

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-content-and-privacy-restrictions-mchl8490d51e/mac

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130lbsrock Author

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May 17, 2021 10:15 AM in response to a brody

"If you want to block chrome, just don't have it in your Screen Time for the user account as an available application."

But the kids need it for school. The problem is I cannot tell the computer to shut down Chrome after 9 pm or after x number of hrs of use, like the way I can for Safari.

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a brody

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May 17, 2021 8:31 AM in response to 130lbsrock

If you want to block chrome, just don't have it in your Screen Time for the user account as an available application.

Select Apps and make sure Chrome is removed from the Apps section.

if you post an image of what you are seeing that is confusing you, maybe we can help further:

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6917

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May 17, 2021 7:22 AM in response to 130lbsrock

Apples parental controls is not advance enough to block video game websites as that would not be considered adult websites. The only way to block video game website is to set a list of allowed websites only.

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130lbsrock Author

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May 17, 2021 7:15 AM in response to a brody

@a Brody: Your link is about the general way of setting up parental control, which I know how to do. As said above, it does not work with Chrome, my kids are using Chrome for their games and school work well after "restricted" hrs when all Mac OS apps are shut down. Any contents accessed via Chrome is not restricted by parental control, which is why I started this question.

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130lbsrock Author

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May 17, 2021 8:11 AM in response to Community User

The problem is not blocking a web site in general, but blocking Chrome. Are you guys using Chrome and know what I am talking about? Anything run in Chrome cannot be restricted, your experience differes?

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