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Web Filtering is not blocking YouTube

marcosak85
Hi,
I need to block access to youtube website.
I've tried to add the following rule under  URL Filtering --> Additional URLs/sites to block:

^https?://([A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.)?youtube\.com/

But seems not work..
Any suggestion?

Thank you


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    I would make sure you are hitting the Filter Action you think you are by looking at the logs.

    In blacklist, generally using domains is better than using regular expressions.  If you are using 9.2 then block "youtube.com" and include subdomains.  If using regex that looks good but I would drop the final /

    If using 9.2 you might be better by using the Websites list to change the category to something that you are otherwise blocking.  This will act globally.
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    Hi, Marco, and welcome to the User BB!

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    I would suggest to use the Application Control feature to block Youtube. This way you don't have to care about the details what domains exactly need to get blocked to block Youtube.

    Best regards,
    mlenk
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    Hi marcosak,

    here some web-filter URL'S for purely block YouTube in PC & Mobile Device's.

    Create Custom Web-Filter in Web->Categories->Add->

    Web-filter-Name=>YouTube-Block

    Classification=>Productive

    Configure Category=>Local

    in a Domain Section add Below URL:-

    -> www.youtube.com
    -> i.ytimg.com
    -> googlevideo.com
    -> r3---sn-cvh76nez.googlevideo.com
    -> android.clients.google.com
    -> ssl.google-analytics.com
    -> safebrowsing.googleapis.com
    -> spoc-pool-gtm.norton.com
    -> reports.crashlytics.com
    -> yt3.ggpht.com
    -> connectivitycheck.gstatic.com

     

    in a Keyword Section add Below URL:-

    -> youtube

    -> googlevideo

     

    and click SAVE button.

     

    see screenshot for more idea!

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