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How to block websites on an iPad using Screen Time, or only allow access to specific websites

Written by Steven John
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You may want to block certain websites on an iPad if your child often uses the device. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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With the prevalence of technology in schools, camps, daycare centers, and of course homes, it only makes sense that you learn how to block access to certain websites if your kids often use an iPad. 

As you might expect with an Apple product, the iPad makes it quite easy to filter or outright block access to websites, so you can create an online experience safe for any type of user.

Here's how to do it using Screen Time. 

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How to block websites on an iPad

1. Open the Settings app and tap Screen Time, then in the right menu, hit "Content & Privacy Restrictions."

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Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.  Steven John/Business Insider

2. Tap "Content Restrictions" and then tap "Web Content."

3. To filter adult websites and to specifically block given sites, tap "Limit Adult Websites" and then add sites you wish to block to the "NEVER ALLOW" list and sites you'll permit to the "ALWAYS ALLOW" list.

4. For the most regulated online experience, select the "Allowed Websites Only" option and enter sites you'll permit by tapping "Add Website" and entering the site's home URL.

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The iPad's current web restriction settings will be displayed beside the words "Web Content."  Steven John/Business Insider

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.