Anyone know a good product to block social media from home network?

Ideally want something that could stop my teenagers from using Instagram or snapchat for example. Too much crap going down in my community with the HS kids in my town and social media.

Any product ideas appreciated.

Posted: 08/07/2020 at 01:05AM

Anyone know a good product to block social media from home network? -- MrBayAreaHokie 08/07/2020 01:05AM

You know, I'm starting to think some of these ideas are pretty good -- jmanatVT 08/07/2020 09:32AM

You just need to join and comment on every post they make -- HokieAl 08/07/2020 09:18AM

Very strong entry here ** -- typed by ben 08/07/2020 10:19AM

You could run your own DNS server and poison the records for those sites -- HokieDevil 08/07/2020 09:00AM

Or set a different DNS server than what DHCP gave you in the client :-/ ** -- jmanatVT 08/07/2020 09:30AM

That's not easily done on mobile devices. The other work arounds are much -- HokieDevil 08/07/2020 09:38AM

It's very easy on Android ** -- jmanatVT 08/07/2020 09:40AM

Easier than turning off WiFi? For me that's 1 swipe and 1 button press. -- HokieDevil 08/07/2020 09:45AM

I'm not saying it'd be easier, just that there's yet another way -- jmanatVT 08/07/2020 09:57AM

Flip phones for everyone! ** -- VT Pops 08/07/2020 08:36AM

Slows down texting...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2020 08:39AM

You can take their phones, or make the router shut off at 9 -- bigbadbird 08/07/2020 08:24AM

If you cut WiFi, they will just burn hours on your cellular plan ** -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2020 08:39AM

Take their chargers away at 7pm, then cut off the wifi at 9. ** -- Tafkam Hokie 08/07/2020 10:36AM

They'll buy additional chargers. -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2020 11:23AM

Edgeman gets it ** -- MrBayAreaHokie 08/07/2020 3:13PM

It's kind of like making new rules for prisoners serving life sentences ** -- bigbadbird 08/07/2020 08:39AM

Good luck -- Hokie1992 08/07/2020 06:56AM

In some ways I equate it to the debate about kids knowledge of firearms -- Vienna_Hokie 08/07/2020 07:36AM

Same thing with alcohol. -- Tafkam Hokie 08/07/2020 10:37AM

Well said Vienna! ** -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2020 08:40AM

I have a question -- typed by ben 08/07/2020 06:53AM

You might as well tell a crack addict not to smoke crack -- MrBayAreaHokie 08/07/2020 12:25PM

Parenting! 😉 -- vthokieq 08/07/2020 06:48AM

No browser either? ** -- jmanatVT 08/07/2020 08:35AM

There are parental controls for those as well. -- vthokieq 08/07/2020 08:52AM

Relationship and parenting are the only answer -- Hokie1992 08/07/2020 07:22AM

Boarding School ** -- LonghornHokie 08/07/2020 03:19AM

Military school! ** -- FfxStationHokie 08/07/2020 08:50AM

Army / Navy academy in Carlsbad is awesome ** -- MrBayAreaHokie 08/07/2020 12:27PM

Even better, the usmc is a boarding school that pays ** -- Hokie1992 08/07/2020 07:13AM

Oooooh Rah! ** -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2020 08:40AM

They will find their way around anything you try to block with ** -- capitals1 08/07/2020 03:03AM

Yep ** -- EDGEMAN 08/07/2020 05:19AM

Inside -- MP4VT2004 08/07/2020 01:11AM

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