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This article defines the Categories tab under Filtering Policies in the DNSFilter app. Selecting content by category blocks large lists of undesirable domains at once, making it easy to keep your environment safe from broad threats.
Check out other Filtering Policy options to see all the ways to configure your policy to meet your threat protection needs:
- Enforce SafeSearch on search engines to filter out explicit content like adult content and graphic violence
- Filter for Threats like Cryptomining, Malware, and Phishing
- Block common application's full domain list in a single click with AppAware, making it easy to block access to apps like Discord or GitLab
- Dive into advanced settings to block threats like trackers, parked sites, or malicious domains
- Schedule Filtering Policies for specific times of day or week
Tips to navigate filtering categories
- Not sure how to categorize certain content? Use the domain report tool to see how a website is categorized by DNSFilter
- Use our test domains to confirm category blocks work as expected without using real-world examples
- Hover over any category in the app to see it's definition
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Blocked categories are indicated in Red and a 🚫 icon
Content category definitions
Browse these options in-app: From the DNSFilter dashboard, select Policies > Filtering. Select a new or existing Policy to edit.
| Category | Definition |
| Abortion | Sites that provide views either in favor or against abortion, provide details on procedures, offer help, or discuss outcomes or consequences of abortion. |
| Adult Content | Sites that may contain sexually explicit content images or that are portrayed through visually expressive language. |
| Alcohol & Tobacco | Sites that sell, discuss, or glorify the consumption of various alcoholic and tobacco products - including beer, wine, and liquor. |
| Blogs & Personal Sites | Includes sites that make use of common blogging software, including WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal, amongst others, which generate dynamic content. |
| Business | Sites that exhibit business-like attributes such as selling services, products, or consulting. |
| Contentious & Misinformation | Sites that are contentious or controversial, often causing argument or controversy, characterized by strong opposing arguments, and sites that spread or aid in the spreading of misinformation. |
| Dating & Personals | Sites whose main focus is on connecting individuals for the purposes of dating. |
| Drugs | Sites that contain content whose main focus is on controlled substances, including the sale, discussion, or glorification of such substances. Does not include alcohol and tobacco. |
| Economy & Finance | Includes sites that are mainly focused on stocks and current market information or provide financial services such as banks or lenders. |
| Education & Self Help | Sites that mainly aim to offer educational information, community information, or how-tos. Also includes educational facilities and related organizations. |
| Entertainment | Sites focusing on art and entertainment, including topics like TV/Hollywood, tattoos, cartoons, and anime. |
| Food & Recipes | Sites that contain food-related information or recipes, food preparation, or restaurant services. |
| Gambling | Sites that allow a visitor to play games using wagers/placing bets, lottery pools, or provide information on such activities. |
| Games | Sites that provide games and information and services related to games, including online games or through an application. |
| Generative AI Tools | Sites that have web based AI interfaces that use either loaded or pre-trained sets of data to generate prompted content. This includes but is not limited to: written copy, text, images, applications, and code blocks. |
| Government | Sites that use official government top-level domain names or are run by government entities such as the military, army, or air force. |
| Hacking & Cracking | Sites that disseminate information, hold discussions, or provide a means to gain unauthorized or illegal access to computers and networks. |
| Health | Sites focused on physical, mental, and social well-being, including fitness information, medical conditions, diagnosis, and medical services. |
| Humor | Sites that contain content focusing on jokes or comedy, including satire. |
| Information Technology | Sites whose main focus is on computers or distributing computer-related information, including computer networking, Internet telephony, operating systems, or programming. |
| Jobs & Careers | Sites that provide assistance in finding employment, career guidance, or improvement. |
| Media Sharing | Sites that allow visitors to upload content and share media such as photos and videos. |
| Message Boards & Forums | Sites that provide some type of a messaging or bulletin board system whose content is largely community generated. |
| News & Media | Sites whose content is mostly focused on current events and topics. Includes various news outlets, radio, TV stations, and magazines. |
| P2P & Illegal | P2P and torrent sites and those giving access to pirated movies, software, application keys, and cracks. |
| Real Estate | Sites that provide information or services for renting, selling, or buying property. |
| Religion | Sites that provide information on one or more religious beliefs and practices or are affiliated with a religious institution such as a church or synagogue. |
| Search Engines & Portals | Sites that enable their visitors to search the Internet or whose main focus is to provide links to other internet sites. |
| Self Harm | Sites which primarily feature or encourage self-inflicted bodily harm, and/or gratuitously display images related to self-inflicted bodily harm. |
| Shopping | Sites that sell products or services, normally with an online purchasing interface. |
| Social Networking | Sites that provide a community portal whereby members join and contribute posts or media and forge connections with other members. |
| Sports | Sites that contain information about various sports and sporting activities, including sports scores or team information. |
| Streaming Media | Sites that are mainly dedicated to the serving of video or audio streams and downloads. |
| Terrorism & Hate | Sites that are primarily focused on promoting terrorism or hate content (e.g., explicitly racist, discriminatory, violent, or hateful content). |
| Travel | Sites focusing on travel planning services, travel reservations, and tourist information. |
| Vehicles | Sites that mainly hold discussions or share information about vehicles, including cars, trucks, boats, and aircraft. |
| Virtual Reality | Sites that host files specific to virtual reality or run communities related to the technology. |
| Weapons | Sites that primarily discuss, review, or sell items such as hunting knives, guns, rifles, or BB guns. |
| Webmail & Chat | Sites that provide chat or text messaging services or such abilities through a download or application. |
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