How to Turn Off SafeSearch on Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo – How-To Geek

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When SafeSearch is enabled, your search engines block what they consider to be mature content in your search results. In case youd like to include those results in your searches, you will have to turn off SafeSearch first. Heres how.

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To disable SafeSearch on Google on your desktop, simply open Google Search and go to Settings > Search Settings > SafeSearch Filters. There you can uncheck Turn on SafeSearch.

For more detailed instructions on this process, as well as how to do it on mobile devices, check out our dedicated guide. It lists and illustrates each step you need to follow to enable mature content results in your searches.

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If you use Bing as your search engine, its easy to disable SafeSearch on this engine on both desktop and mobile.

On your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook desktop computer, open a web browser and launch the Bing site. In Bings top-right corner, click the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines).

In the menu that opens, click SafeSearch.

You will see a Search page. Here, in the SafeSearch section, enable the Off option. This disables SafeSearch on Bing for you.

In case you do not want to disable SafeSearch completely, but youd rather change its effect, use either Moderate or Strict options for SafeSearch.

To save your changes, in the menu that pops up from the bottom of your screen, click Save.

On your Android, iPhone, or iPad, launch a web browser and open the Bing site. In the sites top-right corner, tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines).

From the menu that opens, select SafeSearch.

On the Search page, in the SafeSearch section, activate the Off option. This removes SafeSearchs filtering.

Save your changes by tapping Save in the menu that opens.

Confirm that you are at least 18 years old by tapping Agree in the prompt that opens.

Thats all.

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Unlike other search engines, on Yahoo, you have to first perform a search to then disable SafeSearch.

On your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, open a web browser and access the Yahoo site. On the site, click the search box, type any query, and press Enter.

On the search results page, in the top-right corner, click Yahoo Sites (a square made of nine dots).

At the bottom of the Yahoo Sites menu, click Settings.

You will see a Search Preferences page. Here, next to SafeSearch, click the drop-down menu.

Choose Off in the drop-down menu to disable SafeSearch.

Save your changes by scrolling down the page, and at the bottom, clicking Save.

Enjoy more results in your Yahoo searches going forward.

On an iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone, open a web browser and launch the Yahoo site. At the top of the site, tap the search box and type a query. Then press Enter.

Scroll the search results page to the bottom. There, tap Settings.

Yahoo will open a Search Preferences page. On this page, in the SafeSearch section, tap the drop-down menu.

Select Off from the menu.

Scroll the Search Preferences page to the bottom, and there, tap Save.

You will see a prompt that says you must agree to Yahoos terms to disable SafeSearch. If you agree, tap I Accept.

Yahoo will take you back to your search results with SafeSearch disabled. Youre all set.

Like other search engines, DuckDuckGo also comes with the SafeSearch filter. You can disable this filter fairly easily from the settings page.

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On your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, open your preferred web browser and access the DuckDuckGo site. In the sites top-right corner, click the three horizontal lines.

In the Settings menu that opens, at the top, click All Settings.

On the All Settings page, at the top, click the General tab.

Scroll down the General tab to the Safe Search section. Here, click the drop-down menu and choose Off.

Scroll your page all the way down, and at the bottom, select Save and Exit.

SafeSearch is now turned off on DuckDuckGo.

On your handheld device, open a web browser and launch the DuckDuckGo site. In the sites top-left corner, tap the three horizontal lines.

In the menu that opens, tap All Settings.

At the top of the All Settings page, tap the General tab.

In the General tab, scroll down to the Safe Search option. Here, tap the drop-down menu and select Off.

Save your changes by scrolling the page to the bottom and tapping Save and Exit there.

Thats all.

And thats how you ensure you get all kinds of search results on your favorite search engine!

If you are a Twitter user, you might want to unblock potentially sensitive content on the popular microblogging site, too. Its easy to do that.

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