Question NextDNS setups

[LennyFox]

It is up to you to decide what to use, but to nuance your post: It has no categories, but offers parental control (but only for explicit content) and fine grained control over services

Spoiler: Paraental control

Spoiler: granular service control (only a part is shown

 

[TairikuOkami]

offers parental control

Many services block explicit content, but some are better than others, some much better. Cloudflare is almost pathetic now, Cleanbrowsing is not as good as it is used to be.

fine grained control over services

True, though NextDNS blocks almost the same, but in one category, like Steam is in Online Gaming, so instead of blocking per service, it blocks all and you have to allow it.

 

[rashmi]

It is up to you to decide what to use, but to nuance your post: It has no categories, but offers parental control (but only for explicit content) and fine grained control over services

Yes, AdGuardDNS offers only explicit content and control over a few services. I find NextDNS better than AdGuardDNS for parental control. NextDNS has category blocking, but it allows some sites from the blocked categories. Currently, I'm trying the Cloudflare Gateway Free Plan, which I find superior overall.

Serious Discussion - Cloudflare Gateway Free Plan

I initially thought Cloudflare Gateway was for businesses. However, I came across a review mentioning its use for parental control and its solid free plan. I'm currently testing DNS-based services for parental control, such as NextDNS and AdGuardDNS. Comparing them to Cloudflare Gateway, I find...

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[rashmi]

Many services block explicit content, but some are better than others, some much better. Cloudflare is almost pathetic now, Cleanbrowsing is not as good as it is used to be.

Cloudflare is better than CleanBrowsing, AdGuard, and ControlD at blocking adult sites. Do you mean Cloudflare's malware blocking?

 

[Berny]

↓ Fastest DNS ↓

 

[Kongo]

NextDNS now has darkmode

 

[Morro]

NextDNS now has darkmode

That explains why I just saw the graph on the statistic page in all black. I use Dark Reader, so NextDNS added its own dark theme to that. (I started using NextDNS with my Smartphone again.)

 

[TairikuOkami]

NextDNS now has darkmode

NextDNS Manager on android tried to force it, several people complained and thankfully dev added the option to switch.

 

[Kongo]

NextDNS Manager on android tried to force it, several people complained and thankfully dev added the option to switch.

NextDNS however did not. Now it's just darkmode without an option to switch back to white mode. Now people will complain that its too dark

 

[blackice]

↓ Fastest DNS ↓

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Ping results do not always point to the best performance. Sometimes these third party services are faster in pings, but they direct you to sub-optimal CDNs. Depending on your ISP you may get the best routing through their network by using their DNS. And sometimes a third party with slower pings will perform better.

 

[Berny]

My Privacy Blocklists :
→ NextDNS Ads & Trackers Blocklist
→ HaGeZi - Multi PRO++