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Hello! When I set up my website restrictions on Mac Ventura (System Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy > Content Restrictions > Access to Web Content > Customize), Safari blocks my sites but Firefox and Chrome do not.
From what I see (eg, this article ), Firefox should block the same sites, as should Chrome (eg, this article). Am I wrong?
Does "Content Restrictions" only work on Safari?
I appreciate your help!
MacBook Air (M2, 2023)
drrichardb wrote:
Thanks @leroydouglas. I'm just confused about the underlying technology. Not only can Mac OS not--as far as I can tell--block sites except on Safari, but iOS can block sites on every browser--at least, Safari, Chrome, Firefox.
Or is this a setting on my Mac I might be missing?
That sounds correct. On iOS, Apple requires all developers to use it's built-in WebKit software. But on macOS, pretty much anything goes. I would not expect any ScreenTime settings to apply to 3rd party web browsers on the Mac.
drrichardb wrote:
Thanks @leroydouglas. I'm just confused about the underlying technology. Not only can Mac OS not--as far as I can tell--block sites except on Safari, but iOS can block sites on every browser--at least, Safari, Chrome, Firefox.
Or is this a setting on my Mac I might be missing?
That sounds correct. On iOS, Apple requires all developers to use it's built-in WebKit software. But on macOS, pretty much anything goes. I would not expect any ScreenTime settings to apply to 3rd party web browsers on the Mac.
Thanks @leroydouglas. I'm just confused about the underlying technology. Not only can Mac OS not--as far as I can tell--block sites except on Safari, but iOS can block sites on every browser--at least, Safari, Chrome, Firefox.
Or is this a setting on my Mac I might be missing?
drrichardb wrote:
Hello! When I set up my website restrictions on Mac Ventura (System Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy > Content Restrictions > Access to Web Content > Customize), Safari blocks my sites but Firefox and Chrome do not.
From what I see (eg, this article ), Firefox should block the same sites, as should Chrome (eg, this article). Am I wrong?
Does "Content Restrictions" only work on Safari?
I appreciate your help!
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Change Content Restrictions settings in Screen Time on Mac
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