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DSBlackHeart
Apr 05, 2021Aspirant
C7800 KeyWord Blocking
I have this C7800 and i have been trying to use "KeyWord Blocking" with little to no success. Certain sites I have entered like "TikTok" & "Skype" still come through even though they are in the b...
schumaku
Apr 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
The feature as-is is a dead horse, indeed. It worked back then for you because a lot of the Internet was still http - today it's https, and the legacy implementation can not intercept the traffic the same way anymore.
The world has changed. Netgear hasn't, at least not on their bread and butter products yet.
A replacement is just about to be phased-in on select models and product lines.
DSBlackHeart
Apr 06, 2021Aspirant
Thanks for the quick reply, I was kinda thinking that was the answer.
I do not subscribe to social media sites so i have always blocked them....
I never cared for the ads, & other crap that goes with them, and there is always the threat of your photos being used without permission for example.
Side question for you ????
Do you know of an App Based solution that would plug in to Edge & Safari on Mac OS Big Sur that would key word block ?
Thanks again
DS BlackHeart