How many of you here are able to block porn completely from your devices?

Very cool, thank you, that might just be the only way!

 

I've come close. I have clean browsing dns on my router, plucky on my laptop, blockP and stay focused on my android phone. It's not perfect because I can still access softcore material on my smart tv. I can't find a way to block it on my tv except for turning on parental controls in every app. If I'm really determined, I can access it on my phone but it's a big hassle. I came to the conclusion, it's impossible to block everything 100%. The blocks are just helpers. So, now, I'm trying to work on my mind and mental aspect.

 

One thing you can do to block porn on your tv is to go to your router settings and over there find the devices connected to the router. Then simply block access to internet through the router. But that would mean entire internet access would be blocked on your tv.

 

You could also change the DNS on your Router to 1.1.1.3, 1.0.0.3 (Cloudflare family) or any other adult filtering DNS.

 

I use Plucky on Linux and it works very well. I blocked all web-Browsers except Firefox (which has the Plucky-Addon), which can't be removed. On Android I use TestPDC, DNS-Changer (with Cloudflare-Family-DNS) and App-Lock (The password is stored in a lockbox. I have to wait for 5h to get it). My biggest struggle is Telegram. I use Telegram only for groups. For private messaging I use Threema and Signal. So a group-blocking Telegram client doesn't work for me. Cloudveil kinda sucks for my purpose, so I use the legacy web version with images blocked (except for my groups). It also sucks, because all the icons are invisible. And nevertheless it is easy to just reinstall Telegram on Android. So if anyone has an Idea, how to solve this, I would be very happy. At the moment I'm fiddling with "TimeLimit" on Android to block Telegram completely, but I still find ways to bypass...

 

If you really want to watch pron you will easily find I way to circumvent the blockers, So they are kind of redundant

 

What type of porn blocking apps would you recommend
Please I need this urgently

 

Can it be found on the Play store

 

Which one? TimeLimit is in F-Droid and Playstore. https://timelimit.io/ I use it for digital Minimalism and to block Telegram

Edit: changed the language to English in the Link

 

Using software to block content is not the answer. It’s a crutch. It may be useful temporarily to assist in the healing process but it is not the solution in and of itself. Even if you find a way to successfully block everything as soon as something changes, an update, new device, etc. you will be vulnerable again, unless you strengthen yourself in other ways. You need to figure out what drives this compulsion for you and work to correct that. Work on your will power, discipline, and impulse control. Practice honesty and accountability. Figure out what you want in life and what you need to do to get it, because I doubt looking at porn will be on that list.

 

I had one but the problem is I could just deactivate it or delete it when I wanted to watch porn. What I really need is an accountability partner who can install the software and create uninstall/deactivate passwords that I don’t know. Absent that it just doesn’t work for me. I will say that I had Covenant Eyes and with all the tests I ran no porn ever got by it. It’s a great software if it stays active on your phone.

 

And what happens when you get access to a device that is not protected?

 

I get your point. I should probably go back to a flip phone but I just can’t make myself take that step.

 

I mean I am planning to switch to dumbphones too , but not due to porn avoidance reasons , I just want to reduce time I want to spend on you tube, which is a lot. There are some good Nokia releases this year and they are very cheap if you are interested.

Although at the end of the day you are just going to have to get used to sexual stimuli being all around us in modern society.

 

There is also a third option named Teleteens;
https://apps.apple.com/mn/app/teleteens/id1516268121

 

I think it's because the idea that you don't want to be relying on something external to make you normal. it's like admitting that you are beyond self repair.