If You Do Nothing Else, Do This! Modify Your DNS

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Using theparentpulse.org DNS will ensure that your children are kept away from adult content and dangerous sites and advertising.

Using theparentpulse.org DNS will prevent the harvesting of your online activity. It blocks ads, activity trackers that are embedded into websites and apps. Protect your loved ones against malware and phishing attacks, cybercrimes and more. theparentpulse.org DNS provides a safe Internet for the whole family, on all devices. Our setting can easily be placed on individual devices or on your home modem to protect everyone. Changing settings can be daunting. Reach out for help and we will get back to you.

Settings For Android 9 onwards - Private DNS.

Enabling Private DNS Mode on Android means your searches and other DNS queries including apps are encrypted and safe from prying eyes.
Once you enable this feature, all of your DNS queries are encrypted, so any bad actors wouldn't be able to view them (even if they capture those packets). In other words, Private DNS Mode should be an absolute must for anyone who values their privacy and security. Using dns.theparentpulse.org will also filter out tracking and other telemetry and block nasty sites.

Settings --> Network and Internet --> Private DNS --> Click on Private DNS provider hostname and type --> dns.theparentpulse.org --> Save

Settings For Apple iPhone and iPad - WiFi

There are a couple of points to note though - for one, iOS doesn't let you change the cellular DNS settings, (Android has the Private DNS setting), only Wi-Fi DNS can be changed. Secondly, these settings apply to individual networks; this means that you'll have to change the settings each time you connect to a new Wi-Fi network.

How to change DNS settings on iPhone, iPad.

Settings --> Tap Wi-Fi --> Tap the icon next to the Wi-Fi network --> Tap DNS --> Now remove the existing DNS servers and key in 149.28.160.171, 149.28.160.171
Yes, key it in twice like this. 149.28.160.171, 149.28.160.171 Make sure you put in a comma and space.

How to Change DNS on Windows 10/11

To change your DNS server on a Windows computer, go to Settings --> Network & Internet --> Change Adapter Settings. Then right-click a connection and select Properties --> IPv4 --> Properties. Finally, select Use the following DNS server address. 149.28.160.171