I’ve installed AdGuard on all three devices and AdGuard is block ads like a champ, but how do I block porn sites using AdGuard? What exactly do I need to enable to turn this on? Can AdGuard even block porn sites in Safari browser?
you need adguard family dns
First of all, you need AdGuard Premium or the Pro version on the AppStore so you can use the DNS function within the app.
Once you have that (I’m just going to give example for iOS but the setup on Mac is similar), open up AdGuard app → Protection → toggle on the DNS Protection → tab on the word DNS Protection-> DNS server → AdGuard DNS Family Protection. Enjoy!
Recommend for you to use AdGuard DNS (selection above family protection) even if you don’t need to block porn sites, instead of System default for systemwide ads blocking.
You installed AdGuard Ad Blocker or AdGuard DNS? If you want to block porn sites you don’t need either: you can use their DNS servers:
Family protection servers
- IPv4: 94.140.14.15 / 94.140.15.16
- IPv6: 2a10:50c0::bad1:ff / 2a10:50c0::bad2:ff
Of course if you are trying to prevent others in your family from accessing those sites, be aware that they can probably figure out how to by-pass it unless you lock down admin rights.
u/AFatFlamingo I forgot to mention that you can add extra protection with “oisd nsfw” porn blocklist. Just follow this instruction (iOS as an example):
AdGuard app → DNS protection → DNS filtering → DNS filters → Add a filter
https://nsfw.oisd.nl
This list is well-maintained and update frequently. It currently has almost 380k porn domains blocked.
Oh. One more thing. The “oisd nsfw” list might be too big for iOS, depend on how many blocklists and filters you are using on that device. If it does, the Wi-Fi/VPN will crash repeatedly. Just change for the normal list to “oisd nsfw_small“:
https://nsfw-small.oisd.nl
The Mac should run the normal list just fine as the issue only apply to iOS.