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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)

Posted on Jul 14, 2023 2:19 PM

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Posted on Jul 15, 2023 1:16 PM




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.

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Jul 15, 2023 1:16 PM in response to drrichardb




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.

Jul 14, 2023 7:04 PM in response to drrichardb

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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