How Can I Block Facebook on a Mac?

Facebook is the most popular Web-based social networking and media website, at time of publication. Facebook can be useful for keeping in contact with different personal connections, such as friends and family. Facebook also supports different applications, such as games, that can be misused while a person spends a large amount of time. You can block Facebook on an Apple Mac computer to disallow access to the website, which may mitigate the potential associated problems with using the site.

Instructions

1. Click the "Finder" icon in the dock.

2. Click the "Go" menu at the top of the screen, then click "Utilities."

3. Double-click "Terminal."

4. Type "sudo pico /etc/hosts" without quotes, then press the "Return" key and enter the administrator password of the Mac.

5. Navigate to the end of the file with the arrow keys, then press "Return" to start a new line.

6. Type "127.0.0.1" without quotes, then press the "Tab" key. Type "facebook.com" without quotes, then press "Return."

7. Type "127.0.0.1" without quotes, then press the "Tab" key. Type "www.facebook.com" without quotes, then press "Return."

8. Press "Ctrl" and "O" simultaneously, then press "Return."

9. Press "Ctrl" and "X" simultaneously to exit the Pico editor, then restart the computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Additional websites can be blocked by repeating the steps and replace "facebook.com" with the website to be blocked.