Blocking YouTube In Filter Policies

Blocking Youtube.com

YouTube traffic gets distributed via multiple URLs. To effectively block the YouTube site completely the following domains should be added to the Block List of a policy.

• youtube.com
• youtu.be
• i.ytimg.com
• ytimg.com
• yt3.ggpht.com

Adding these entries can be done per policy, or on the global list to block youtube for the entire organization.

If you would like to block parts of youtube without fully blocking all videos, each policy contains a "youtube" tab shown below where you can set restriction levels. If your students are being filtered via chrome extension, you can also block specific categories using the categories tab on the far right:

Blocking Youtube Shorts

Adding the below URLs as a blocked URL to any policy will block all videos from YouTube Shorts. Do keep in mind that this won't remove YouTube Shorts from recommendations on the home page.

1. youtube.com/shorts
2. youtube.com/youtubei/v1/reel/reel_item_watch?prettyPrint=false
3. m.youtube.com/shorts

Blocking additional Youtube Services

In addition to the above domains you can block additional youtube services such as youtube Music, Youtube Education and mobile versions by blocking the below domains.

• m.youtube.com : Youtube for mobiles
• music.youtube.com : Youtube Music
• youtubeeducation.com : YouTube Education
• accounts.youtube.com : Youtube sign-ins and accounts

Blocking Youtube videos from playing on Google Searches

If blocking youtube videos playing on a google is a concern you can block the following domains to stop youtube videos from being played within a google search.

• googlevideo.com
• lh3.googleusercontent.com

Blocking Youtube videos from playing on Canva

If you would like to restrict YouTube access specifically within Canva, you can add the entry below to your block list. This should prevent YouTube videos from loading inside of the Canva.

• youtube-nocookie.com