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Filter inappropriate content with categorization and analyzers

Content analysis and inappropriate content blocking​

SafeSquid prevents users from accessing inappropriate content such as pornography using categorization, image analysis, and text analysis.

Prerequisites​

HTTPS Inspection must be enabled in SafeSquid. See How to enable HTTPS Inspection if not yet enabled.

Select the Filters to block​

To block inappropriate content from web, SafeSquid provides different types of filters.

If know the domains then you can use custom categorization to block all websites.

If you want to block pornographic images, you can use image filter.

If you want to block pornographic content, you can use text analyzer.

SafeSquid provides you with some default rules in "Text analyzer" to block pornographic content from web.

And in image filter also there is one default policy exist, to block the pornographic images.

Custom Categorization​

SafeSquid includes sample policies to support policy creation.

  1. In the SafeSquid UI header, click the Configure button (top-right corner).

  2. In SafeSquid sample policies, locate the "Inappropriate content Strictly block for all users" policy. Enable the relevant policies so they apply.

  3. The page shows existing policies. Use the search box to find policies containing 'GLOBAL BLOCK'.

blocking inappropriate content for all users

Edit the policy and enable the policy by setting Enabled as TRUE and save (Save button is placed at right bottom)

Image Analyzer​

  1. Verify the Default section is enabled (default: TRUE).

  2. Set the Global section to Enabled: TRUE.

  3. Navigate to Filtering Policies and set the policy's Enabled field to TRUE.

Read more about How to block inappropriate images by using Image Analyzer

Text Analyzer​

  1. Check the Default section (default: Enabled: FALSE).

  2. Set the Global section to Enabled: TRUE.

  3. Navigate to Filtering Policies and set the policy's Enabled field to TRUE.

Read more about Image Analyzer and Text Analyzer

Testing​

Accessing pornographic content from a browser shows the SafeSquid blocked template. Pornographic images are blocked by the image analyzer.

SafeSquid’s content moderation engine analyzes and filters web content in real-time to enforce compliance, safety, and productivity policies.

Included Modules​

  • Content Fingerprints: Detects true MIME types through content fingerprinting to prevent file extension spoofing and malware disguise
  • Image Analyzer: Detects inappropriate or non-compliant visual content using AI-powered image analysis
  • Text Analyzer: Scans and classifies textual content for profanity, hate speech, and policy violations

Use these tools to build a safer and policy-compliant browsing environment.