How to block Reddit on your child's phone and computer

Reddit is a mix of great hobby communities and adult content, and its age check is one tap. Here's how to block it on every device.

Updated November 12, 2026·2 min read

Short answer

In Sheepdog Filter, open your child's Blocking tab, go to Social media and switch Reddit off. The app and website stop loading on every device for that child. Adult content and forced SafeSearch also keep Reddit's explicit posts out of search results.

Why parents ask

Reddit's minimum age is 13, and adult communities are part of the same site. Older kids often land there from a search for game tips or homework help.

Block Reddit with Sheepdog Filter

  1. Open your dashboard and choose your child (or Home Wi‑Fi for every device in the house).
  2. Go to the Blocking tab and open Social media.
  3. Switch Reddit off. It stops loading in the app and the browser within a minute, on every device set up for that child.

Want it only at certain times? Leave it on and add a schedule (for example school nights), or use Homework mode to pause it until a time you pick. Need an exception? Tap Allow for a bit and it switches back by itself.

If you allow Reddit

Keep Adult content blocked and SafeSearch on. Talk with your child about which communities they use.

Honest limits

Blocking Reddit blocks the whole site; a DNS filter can't block single communities.

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Questions parents ask

Will blocking Reddit break Google search results?

No. Google still works; Reddit links in the results just won't open.

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