Broadband

Not only can you set parental controls on an individual device, but you can also have settings on your broadband to ensure safer internet use throughout your household.

Choice wrote the following article:

All of the UK's big broadband providers have offered parental control software, usually with Norton or another big security firm, free for their customers for some years.

However, following an agreement made with the Government in 2013, they now offer:

• Router-level controls: meaning that all devices connected to the home wi-fi network will be automatically subject to any blocks set up, as opposed to software which must be installed on each computer.
• Simplified settings: categories of content that will be blocked. Sky have PG, 13 and 18 age ratings while BT have "light" to "strict" settings, for example.
• More information: on how to use controls and other advice on keeping safe online through Internet Matters.
• "Active choice": new customers aren't able to completely set up their broadband connection until they've engaged with the parental control settings; existing customers will occasionally be targeted by a series of dialogue windows asking them if they'd like to set up filters.

Read this complete article at Choose. Services will vary for each broadband provider.