Monitoring · 4 min read
How to Know If Parental Controls Have Been Disabled
Most tools focus on blocking websites. Parents also need a way to notice when that protection is no longer active.
Guides for parents
Practical explanations of app blocking, DNS filtering, VPNs, and noticing when parental controls stop working — written to be useful even if you never use OathSafe.
VPNs · 4 min read
Can a VPN Bypass Parental Controls?
VPNs can sidestep DNS-based rules in some situations. Layered protection is more honest than promising that bypass is impossible.
DNS filtering · 4 min read
DNS Parental Controls: A Simple Guide for Parents
DNS filtering decides which domain names a device may look up. It is powerful for everyday web use and honest about what it cannot see.
Setup · 4 min read
Parental Controls Without Installing an App on Your Child’s Phone
You can filter the internet on iPhone, iPad, and Android without a child-facing monitoring app. You still need OS settings, honesty about limits, and a way to notice when protection can no longer be verified.
Safety · 4 min read
How Kids Bypass Parental Controls — and What Parents Can Do
Curious kids test boundaries. Knowing the common paths is useful; step-by-step bypass recipes are not. Layered OS settings plus noticing when protection can no longer be verified beats a single lock.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Snapchat on Your Child’s Phone
You can block or heavily restrict Snapchat with operating-system controls and DNS filtering. Using both gives better coverage than relying on one setting alone.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block TikTok on Your Child’s Phone
Use the phone’s parental controls to manage TikTok as an app, then add DNS filtering if you also want a DNS block that follows the device.
Web filtering · 4 min read
How to Block Adult Websites on Your Child’s Phone
Built-in phone controls can restrict adult websites, while device-level DNS filtering adds category blocking that can follow the child across Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
App blocking · 6 min read
How to Block YouTube on Your Child’s Phone
Treat YouTube as both an app and a website. Use the phone’s parental controls for installs and time limits, then add DNS filtering if you want a DNS stop that can follow the device.
App blocking · 6 min read
How to Block Roblox on Your Child’s Phone
Roblox is a platform of games plus chat. Use the phone’s parental controls to manage the app, Roblox’s own account tools for in-game chat, and DNS filtering if you also want a DNS stop on this phone.
App blocking · 5 min read
How to Block Discord on Your Child’s Phone
Discord is a chat and voice platform, not a simple website. Restrict the app on the phone, then add DNS filtering if you want the account to stop connecting from that device.
App blocking · 5 min read
How to Block Instagram on Your Child’s Phone
Instagram is an app, a website, and part of a wider Meta set of products. Restrict the app on the phone, then add DNS filtering if you also want the service to stop loading in a browser.
App blocking · 5 min read
How to Block WhatsApp on Your Child’s Phone
WhatsApp is a phone-number messaging app. Restrict it on the device, then add DNS filtering if this handset should not be able to connect — knowing that chats themselves stay private.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Facebook on Your Child’s Phone
Facebook is a website, an app, and part of a wider Meta set. Restrict the Facebook app, then add DNS filtering if facebook.com should be disrupted too — without treating Messenger as automatically included.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Fortnite on Your Child’s Phone
Fortnite is an Epic account that can live on a phone, a console, or a PC. Restrict the mobile app, add DNS filtering for that handset, and treat other screens as separate jobs.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Minecraft on Your Child’s Phone
Minecraft can be a local sandbox or an online server game. Use the phone’s parental controls for the app, then DNS filtering if online Realms and multiplayer should not connect from that device.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Reddit on Your Child’s Phone
Reddit is an app and a set of websites. Restrict the app, add DNS filtering for this phone, and remember that a new account on another device is a separate problem.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block X (Twitter) on Your Child’s Phone
X is still the Twitter app and website for most families. Restrict the app, add DNS filtering so x.com and twitter.com fail on this phone, and treat it as a connection rule rather than a timeline monitor.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Telegram on Your Child’s Phone
Telegram can run on a username without behaving like SMS. Restrict the app on the phone, add DNS filtering if this handset should not connect, and remember desktop and extra devices.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Netflix on Your Child’s Phone
Netflix is a household account as much as a phone app. Restrict the mobile app, add DNS filtering for this handset, and use Netflix profile PIN tools if the TV is still in scope.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Twitch on Your Child’s Phone
Twitch is live video plus chat. Restrict the app, add DNS filtering so this phone cannot stream, and treat Discord as a separate voice path.
App blocking · 4 min read
How to Block Facebook Messenger on Your Child’s Phone
Messenger is a chat app that can survive a Facebook-app block. Restrict Messenger itself, add DNS filtering for this phone, and treat Messenger Kids as a different product.