How to block ChatGPT and AI chatbots for kids (free)
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Use the parental controls you already have (Google Family Link, Microsoft Family Safety or Apple Screen Time) and add a dedicated AI blocker such as the free Human Override. Lock it with a PIN, give your child a normal account without admin rights, and AI stays off until you decide.
AI chatbots are useful, but they are not built for children. Some apps present themselves as an “AI friend” and keep a child talking late at night. Others write homework in seconds. You do not have to ban technology to keep control: you only need to decide when AI is allowed.
Step 1: use the controls your phone and computer already have
- Android: Google Family Link lets you approve apps and set screen time.
- iPhone and iPad: Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → limit websites and apps.
- Windows: Microsoft Family Safety can block websites in Edge.
- These tools work, but they do not know the long, changing list of AI websites. That is the gap the next step fills.
Step 2: add an AI blocker
Human Override is a free kill switch for AI. It blocks ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, AI companions and 150+ other AI services, and the list updates itself every day.
- Browser: the extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera, with a PIN lock.
- Android: the app blocks AI in every app and browser. Turn on Always-on VPN so it starts by itself.
- Windows and Mac: one download blocks AI for every browser and app on the computer.
Step 3: close the easy ways around it
- Give your child a normal account, not an administrator account, so they cannot uninstall software.
- In the browser extension's settings, switch on Allow in Incognito, otherwise private windows are not blocked.
- On Android, keep Private DNS set to off or automatic. A custom private DNS can bypass the app; the app warns you if it is on.
- Talk about it. A blocker works best when a child knows why it is there.
No blocker is perfect. Someone with full control of a device can remove any app. Human Override is free, needs no account and sends no data about your child.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. The browser extension, the Android app and the Windows, Mac and Linux versions are free, with no account.
Will my child's other apps still work?
Yes. Only AI services are blocked. Games, school sites, YouTube and messaging keep working.
Can my child turn it off?
Not without the PIN. Use a normal (non-admin) account and Family Link or Screen Time so the app cannot be removed either.