Create a Content Modification or URL Modification policy – Linewize Filter

Note

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

Create a Content Modification policy to restrict certain website features that may distract or cause harm to your students. A policy can include two kinds of modification or a combination of both in the same policy.

	Content Modification	URL Modification
When it applies	After the page loads.	Before the page loads.
What it changes	What appears on the page.	Redirects or alters the URL query parameters.

Students are not shown a block page when either kind of modification applies.

Before you begin

You must have access to Filtering in Linewize Filter.
If your school has a Linewize Filter Appliance, ensure that On Linewize Filter Network Filtering is turned on for Connect for Chrome.
Your devices must be running Connect for Chrome 4.0.5 or later.

Create a Content Modification Policy

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

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

Type	Description
Enforce Basic Google Search	Redirects Google searches to the Web tab, so students only see basic search results. To hide AI Overview without changing the search tab, use Hide Google AI Overview.
Enforce Safe Search for Brave	Filters unsafe, explicit, or mature search content from Brave.
Enforce BBC iPlayer Parental Guidance Lock	Enforces a PIN on BBC iPlayer to block access to content that requires guidance.
Enforce Safe Search for DuckDuckGo	Filters unsafe, explicit, or mature search content from DuckDuckGo.
Enforce ITV Player Parental Guidance	Enforces a PIN on ITV Player to block access to content that requires guidance.
Hide Bing Adverts	Hides Sponsored Ads from Bing Search.
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.
Block Embedded Games	Removes embedded games (iFrames) from websites, leaving a blank space instead.
Hide Google Adverts	Hides Sponsored Ads from Google Search.
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. To also redirect searches to the Web tab, add Enforce Basic Google Search to the policy.
Block Google Doodles	Hides Google Doodles from showing in search results.
Hide Google Translate	Hides the built-in Google Translate tool in search results, preventing student use while keeping Google Search accessible.
Hide Lyrics From Google Search	Hides song lyrics from appearing in search results from Google Search.
Hide Quizlet AI	Hides the built-in Quizlet AI Chatbot from appearing on Quizlet pages, so students can't use it to find answers to test or quiz questions.
Hide Reddit Login	Blocks Reddit login/signup functionality and hides the login page.
Enforce Safe Search for Yahoo	Filters unsafe, explicit, or mature search content from Yahoo.
Enforce Safe Search for Yandex	Filters unsafe, explicit, or mature search content from Yandex.
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.
Redirect YouTube Playables	Sends students to the YouTube home page when they open a YouTube Playables link.
Hide YouTube Recommended Videos	Hides recommended videos on the homepage and "Up next" section.
Hide YouTube Search	Removes the YouTube search bar.
Redirect YouTube Shorts	Sends students to the YouTube home page when they open a YouTube Shorts link.
Hide YouTube Videos from Google Search	Hides YouTube Videos from appearing in search results from Google Search.

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