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Create a Content Modification policy

Updated

This article is for IT Support. 

  Note

This feature is only available to Connect for Chrome or Windows devices configured in Companion Mode.

You can create a Content Modification policy to restrict certain website features that may distract or cause harm to your students.

Before you begin

If your school has a Linewize Filter Appliance, ensure that On Linewize Filter Network Filtering is turned on for Connect for Chrome.

Create a Content Modification Policy

  1. In Linewize Filter, go to Filtering > Content Modification.
  2. Select Create Policy.
  3. Enter a Name for the policy.

  4. Select the Type field, then select one or more Content Modification types from the list.

    Type Description
    Block Embedded Games Removes embedded games (iFrames) from websites, leaving a blank space instead.
    Block Google Doodles Hides Google Doodles from showing in search results.
    Hide Bing AI Overview Hides Bing’s AI Overview from showing in search results. The “Copilot” tab is not part of this modification but can be blocked separately by a Content Filter policy (copilot.microsoft.com).
    Hide Britannica Chatbot Hides the built-in Britannica Chatbot from appearing in search results or on Britannica pages.
    Hide Google AI Overview Hides Google’s AI Overview from showing in search results, and shows a blank page if users go to the ‘AI Mode’ tab.
    Hide Google Translate Hides the built-in Google Translate tool in search results, preventing student use while keeping Google Search accessible.
    Hide Reddit Login Blocks Reddit login/signup functionality and hides the login page.
    Hide YouTube Comments Removes the comments section on YouTube videos.
    Hide YouTube Description Hides video descriptions below YouTube videos.
    Hide YouTube Menu Hides YouTube’s left navigation menu. Students can still access links directly if they know the URL. Complements the “Hide YouTube Shorts” modification to further limit access.
    Hide YouTube Playables Removes games from the YouTube Playables page, showing a blank space instead.
    Hide YouTube Recommended Videos Hides recommended videos on the homepage and "Up next" section.
    Hide YouTube Search Removes the YouTube search bar.
    Hide YouTube Shorts Hides YouTube Shorts and turns off scrolling. Students may still hear audio even though the video is hidden.

  5. Use Criteria to set who the policy will apply to.

      Note

    Selecting multiple criteria in a policy requires all criteria types to be true for the policy to apply. For example, if you select a Group and Network criteria for a policy, the policy will only apply to users in the selected group and on the IP subnet.

  6. Select Save Policy.
  7. Turn the policy on by selecting the toggle.