Content & Privacy Restrictions do not function properly

UPDATE: I managed to fix it on my own. I removed all the history data and it worked. :)


Hi, I've been using Content & Privacy Restrictions for some time and they worked well until I believe yesterday. Two of the sites that I've been blocking are news.google.com and youtube.com. Yesterday, I watched a youtube video using a third-party app. This app isn't directly showing the YT video, but uses it's own built-in player. Nowadays, even though I have both youtube and news.google.com blocked in all the various forms, I can access them on my Iphone. I deleted the 3rd party app, turned-off and -on the Restrictions, updated the system, turned-off and -on the phone. Sadly nothing works. I have distractions issues and without this blockade either I will be in a bad position in my life, or I will have to sell my phone. Please help.


PS: I must say, before apple pushed their Restriction settings, I used blocker-apps that worked wonderful. Apple disabled these over a year ago and provided a much poorer solution, that currently isn't even working. I am much dissatisfied. :/

iPhone 12

Posted on Dec 3, 2022 5:51 AM

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Dec 3, 2022 6:00 AM in response to Zedairder

I am not refering to blocking in the app.

I am referring to blocking in Safari.


Two days ago, news.google.com and youtube.com were blocked in setting and Safari did not display them.

Today, they are same blocked and safari displays them as if they weren't blocked at all. Either safari or restrictions is bugged and I can't reinstall safari or do much about the settings.

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Content & Privacy Restrictions do not function properly

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