How to Block a Website in

Safari
Two Methods:Using your MacUsing your iOS Device

Do you want to block your kids from accessing certain sites, or

keep your employees on task? You can configure Safari to
block any site you want on either a Mac or on your iOS device.
See Step 1 below to get started, and you can have sites
blocked in just a few minutes.

Method 1 of 2: Using your Mac

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Open the

Terminal. To block specific websites, you will need to edit

your "hosts" file. This file determines what can and cannot be
accessed by the computer's network adapter. Adding websites
to this file will prevent them from loading in any browser,
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Open the

hosts file. Type sudopico/etc/hosts and press Enter.

You will be asked to enter in the Administrator password. The
hosts file will open in the Terminal's text editing program.

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Scroll to

the bottom of the file. Use your arrow keys to navigate.

Create a new line by pressing Enter.

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Type in the

sites you want to block. For every site you want to block,
enter 127.0.0.1example.com and press Enter. Each
entry should be on its own line.

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Save and

exit the editor. Once you have entered all of the sites that you
want to block, save and exit by pressing Ctrl + O and then
press Enter.

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Flush your

DNS. In order for the settings to take effect, you will need to
flush your cash. You can do this by typing sudo
dscacheutilflushcache and pressing Enter. For more
details on flushing the DNS, see this article.[1]