Customised Blocking

Customised blocking categories

As well as our comprehensive Fixed Blocking Categories, we offer a service called ‘Customised Blocking’ which allows you to block sites over and above our normal level of filtering. These sites are divided into the categories below. You can either block whole categories OR you can block specific website addresses.

Alcohol

Sites promoting the use of alcohol, including drink recipes, home brewing methodology, advertisements, etc.

Alternative journals

Sites for non-mainstream periodicals, information on self-awareness, spirituality, healing arts, holistic living, junk culture, fringe media, art perspectives, etc.

Automobile

Sites of automobile manufacturers and dealers, sales, leasing, clubs, etc.

Chat

Chat sites accessed via the http protocol. Protect the children from predators.

Cults/gothic

Sites promoting cult or gothic subject matter, use of mind control, paranoia, fear, and any other type of psychological control or manipulation.

Employment

Sites geared toward job-seekers, such as online bulletin boards, classified ad sites, resume listing services, head hunting firms, etc.

Entertainment

Sites containing such things as movies, theater times, comic strips, television, music, hobbies, and rock bands.

Financial

Sites related to the financial trade, such as stock trading, financial news, online banking services, and trading exchanges.

Games

Sites related to computer or other games, such as game download sites and online game sites.

Humor

Sites whose primary purpose is for comedy, jokes, fun, etc.

Lifestyle

Sites that contain material relative to an individual’s personal life, whether straight, gay, lesbian, or otherwise; any site pertaining to any particular culture, behavior, organization, society, club, etc.

Magazine

Online magazines and online versions of print magazines except for those contained in other categories.

News

Sites relating to mainstream online news publications or any media format such as print, radio, or television.

Opinion, politics and religion

Sites that pertain to politicians, election campaigns, opinion articles, political organizations, political publications, churches and related publications, discussion forums, and religions.

Personals/dating

Contains sites that are related to personal ads, dating sites, dating services, relationships, introductions, etc.

Self-Help

Sites that include information such as diet, nutritional facts, therapies, counseling services, motivation, conferences, articles, etc.

Shopping

Sites which contain consumer oriented online shopping, online malls, travel agencies, real estate, automobiles, classifieds, and online trading services.

Sports

Sites of the professional baseball, basketball, hockey, football ∓ soccer teams, sports magazines, sporting events like winter ∓ summer Olympics, etc.

Tickets

Sites which offer ticket sales for entertainment concerts, sporting events, races, expos, etc.

Travel

Sites that offer travel tickets and reservations, travel clubs, travelogues, visitor information bureaus, travel promotions, etc.

-based E-mail

Sites which offer free online web based e-mail services, this excludes ISPs which provide standard POP or IMAP email accounts.