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Family-Safe DNS Setup Guide
A plain-English guide to setting up filtering DNS on your home network to block adult and harmful sites automatically.
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Explains what DNS is in simple terms and walks through pointing your router or devices at a family-safe DNS service, so a large share of adult and malicious sites are blocked before they load. Includes what DNS filtering can and cannot do.
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This is practical educational content to support families. For case-specific concerns about a child's safety, contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 or your local safeguarding team.
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