Device controls
Use the parental-control features built into phones, tablets, computers and game consoles.
Best for screen time, app access and age restrictions.
Online safety
Parental controls & safer browsing
XPORN.TV is intended for adults only. If a device, account or home network may be used by a minor, parental controls can help reduce access to adult websites and other age-inappropriate material.
Parental controls are a layer of protection, not a guarantee.
Use more than one layer where practical, keep administrator passwords private and review the settings periodically as devices and apps change.
Layered protection
Use several controls together
Filtering is strongest when restrictions are applied at more than one level. The diagram below shows a practical setup from the individual device out to the whole home network.
Child accounts
Create separate non-administrator profiles instead of allowing a child to use the main adult account.
Best for keeping restrictions attached to the correct user.Network filtering
Apply family filtering on the home router or DNS layer to cover multiple devices on the same network.
Best as a broad household-level safety net.Conversation
Explain the rules, what to do when unexpected content appears and when to ask a trusted adult for help.
Best for situations software cannot predict.
Quick setup
A practical setup in four steps
You do not need a complicated system. Start with the settings that affect the devices and accounts a minor actually uses.
1
Create a separate child or restricted account
Do not give the account administrator rights. Protect the adult or administrator account with a password the child does not know.
2
Turn on age and content restrictions
Enable the device's family controls, restrict mature apps and websites, and turn on filtered or restricted search modes where available.
3
Add network-level filtering
If your router or internet provider offers family filtering, enable it as a second layer so new devices do not rely only on their local settings.
4
Test the restrictions
Use the restricted account yourself and confirm that blocked categories, app-install permissions and browser restrictions behave as expected.
Official tools
Use the parental controls built into your devices
Start with the official family-safety tools for the operating system or account your child uses. These links open the manufacturers' own setup guides.
Official guide
Microsoft Family Safety
Family settings for Windows, Microsoft accounts and supported Microsoft services, including screen-time and content controls.
Official guide
Apple Screen Time
Apple's built-in parental controls for a child's iPhone or iPad, including Content & Privacy Restrictions and family management.
Official guide
Google Family Link
Google's parental-control setup for supervised child accounts, with controls for supported Android devices and Chromebooks.
Menus and available controls can change with operating-system updates. The links above point to the current official support documentation rather than reproducing step-by-step instructions here.
What to configure
Controls worth checking
Website filtering
Block adult or explicit website categories where the device or filtering service supports them.
Safe or restricted search
Enable filtered search settings on the search and video services the child uses.
App installation approval
Require an adult to approve new apps and purchases rather than allowing unrestricted installs.
Private account security
Keep recovery details and administrator passwords on the adult account only.
Review permissions periodically
Check settings after major operating-system, browser, router or device changes.
Expectations
What controls can and cannot do
They can help
- Reduce accidental exposure.
- Restrict known adult categories.
- Limit apps, purchases and usage times.
- Create safer defaults for younger users.
They cannot guarantee
- That every inappropriate page will be detected.
- That restrictions can never be bypassed.
- That every app or network uses the same rules.
- A replacement for supervision and communication.
Beyond software
Make the rules understandable
Technical restrictions work better when the person using the device understands why they exist. Keep the rules age-appropriate and make it easy to ask for help after seeing something unexpected.
Agree which devices and accounts are for children.
Explain that filters can make mistakes.
Encourage reporting unexpected or upsetting content.
XPORN.TV
Back to safety & legal
This website is intended only for adults aged 18 or over.
If you are responsible for a device used by a minor, consider blocking adult websites at both the device and network level. This page is informational and does not replace the parental-control documentation supplied with your device, operating system, router or internet service.