Screen Time - can not turn on "Content & Privacy Restrictions"

Hi Nickodemus13,

Thanks for the follow up information! So you were able to get Content & Privacy Restrictions turned on, you added websites to the list, but you're still able to access those websites.

Now based on the images you included, we'd like to confirm one more thing. Are you still able to access these websites in the Safari browser? In the images you attached it looks like you have a browser open in the background that is not Safari, so we just want to be sure you've tested it out.

The web content function of the Content & Privacy Restrictions feature, works in conjunction with the built in browser, Safari. Those restrictions would not work with third party web browsers to block websites. So if the websites are being blocked in Safari, but you're still able to access them in third party browsers, that behavior would be expected. If that is the case, and you normally use a third party web browser, you would need to check with the developer of that browser to see if it has any sort of built in feature or setting to block specific websites.

Thanks again. We look forward to your reply!

Hi Nickodemus13,

Thanks for the confirmation!

Since the web content & filtering function of Screen Time won't work with third party internet browsers, the only option really would be to see if the browsers you use offer any sort of website blocking function.

You'd want to check with Opera, or Google's support to see if either of their browsers offer a capability like that.

Alternatively, you can also try searching the App Store to see if there are any third party applications out there that have the ability to block specific websites in all browsers.

Hope this helps!

Hi Nickodemus13,

We understand your Screen Time settings aren't working. We're happy to help.

To start, we'd suggest providing more specific details about the issue. You said you can't turn on the Content & Privacy Restrictions option, What is happening when you try to turn that on? Is the option not showing up at all? Is it grayed out? Are you getting some sort of error message? If so, what does it say?

Answers to questions like these will help give the community a better idea of what you're seeing so members can provide more relevant responses.

In the meantime, here's the guide for using Screen Time which you may find helpful: Use Screen Time on your Mac

We look forward to your reply. Cheers!