Setting Up Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS Resolver and Content Filter

Hello there! I'm James, and today, we're going to set up Cloudflare's new 1.1.1.1 for families DNS resolver, malware, and adult content filter thingy. We're going to find out just how good at blocking this stuff is. So join us as we try to look at the kinkiest stuff possible on an LMG computer, on an LMG network, during LMG hours because Linus isn't here.

To understand what a DNS resolver and content filter actually are, let's take a few seconds to explain. Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 is simply a DNS resolver which is the service that translates your human-readable domain name, like linustechtips.com, into an internet understandable address like 10.30.192.6, an IP address. With 1.1 for families, Cloudflare has added in basically a middle man that looks up whether or not that domain name has been categorized by third-party providers as adult content or malware.

All we have to do is type in 1.1.1.2 here if we want to block just malware, or .3 if we also want to block adult content. Okay, we should be set up now. Now naturally, you want to test this and I don't want to just navigate to some site that has malware to find out whether or not this worked, but there are sites you can use to help you do this safely.

One of them is called fishing.testcategory.com. Fishing.testcategory.com, this site cannot be reached. Its working! There's also a similar test site for adult content, which is called nudity.testcategory.com. That isn't working either. That's great, but how do I know that this test site isn't just broken crap? I need to test this in the wild.

It's time to pull out the big guns and try going to something more organic, real-life. Wait what other funny names... Gonzo? (laughs) - I did some research, I got a list of popular porn sites. I've heard of one called bleep hub.com. The pride of Montreal It's not working. Bleep g.com Nothing, okay? Bleep hamster.com I hope this one doesn't work 'cause I don't want to know what's on it.

Hamster is one of those words where you think does that have a p in the middle? (laughing) He's always hamping, he's hamping around. Okay no hamsters today. Is there like a hentai streaming site? (Andy laughing) Celebjihad.com Bleep the fap Bleep That doesn't work! I remember that from the early 2000s.

Suicidegirls.com Yes this is working! Showing Browser Bleep. com, Classic. Right? I can't get to it. This video is just a guy (laughs) how to watch porn if your dad blocked it. Okay, speaking of sites that I'm unable to access. When for families just launched, there was a bunch of false positives. People weren't able to go to LGBT resources and also some sites related to reporting hate crimes and stuff.

So Cloudflare released a statement and they said that they rectified it and I think that was all in the first day. But lets try some of these sites to see if I can get to them. Stonewall, how about that stonewall.com? This is just a random placeholder website. (laughs). LGBT Foundation This is also not a real website (laughs). Why don't I start at google.com brokenrainbow.org.uk the heck? Is this real? Is this a real site?

This website looks so bad it is looks like the type of website you land on when the website doesn't exist. Well I'm glad this site was created because it looks like it has important resources. Lambda Legal lets try that one. That works too and it looks like they use Squarespace or something semi-modern, thank you.

Now let's move on to testing out the 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver and content filter. If I'm a 12-year-old kid images are just fine. It's way better than a Sears catalog. How about a subreddit, right? I have a friend who says:

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hello there!(laughs) I'm James and today,I'm looking at (beep) atwork, or I'm gonna try anyway.I'm gonna set up Cloudflaresnew 1.1.1.1 for familiesDNS resolver, malware andadult content filter thingy.We're gonna find outjust how good at blockingthe (beep) this stuff is.So join us, as we try to lookat the kinkiest stuff possibleon an LMG computer, on an LMG network,during LMG hourscause Linus isn't here.(laughs mischievously)Okay, I'm gonna set itup in the few secondsit takes me to explain what a DNS resolverand content filter actually is.So Cloudflares 1.1.1.1is simply a DNS resolverwhich is the service thattranslates your humanreadable domain name,like linustechtips.cominto an internetunderstandable address like10.30.192.6, an IP address!With 1.1 for families,Cloudflare has added inbasically a middle man thatlooks up whether or notthat domain name has been categorizedby third party providers asadult content or malware.All we have to do is type in 1.1.1.2 hereif we want to block just malwareor .3 if we also wantto block adult content.Okay. We should be set up now.Now naturally, you want to test thisand I don't want to justnavigate to some site thathas malware to find outwhether or not this worked,but there are sites you canuse to help you do this safely.So one of them is calledfishing.testcategory.comFishing.testcategory.com,this site cannot be reached.Its working!(shouting) Its working!There's also a similartest site for adult contentThis ones called nudity.testcategory.comThat isn't working either.That's great, but how do I knowthat this test siteisn't just broken crap.I need to test this in the wild.It's time to pull out the big gunsand try going to somethingmore organic, real life?Wait what other funny names...Gonzo? (laughs)- I did some research, I gota list of popular porn sites.I've heard of one called (bleep) hub.comThe pride of MontrealIt's not working.(bleep) g.comNothing, okay? (bleep) hamster.comI hope this one doesn't work'cause I don't want to know what's on it.Hamster is one of thosewords where you thinkdoes that have a p inthe middle? (laughing)He's always hamping, he's hamping around.Okay no hamsters today.Is there like a hentaistreaming site? (Andy laughing)Celebjihad.com(bleep) the fap(bleep)That doesn't work!I remember that from the early 2000s.Suicidegirls.comYes this is working! Showing.Browser(bleep).com, Classic.Right? I can't get to it.This video is just a guy(laughs) how to watch pornif your dad blocked it.Okay, speaking of sitesthat I'm unable to access.When forfamilies just launched,there was a bunch of false positives.People weren't able togo to LGBT resourcesand also some sites related toreporting hate crimes and stuff.So Cloudflare released astatement and they said thatthey rectified it and I thinkthat was all in the first day.But lets try some of these sites to seeif I can get to them.Stonewall, how about that stonewall.Is that stonewall.com?This is just a random placeholder website.LGBT FoundationThis is also not a real website (laughs).Why don't I start at google.combrokenrainbow.org.ukthe heck?Is this real? Is this a real site?This website looks so badit is looks like the type of websiteyou land on when the websiteit doesn't exist.Well I'm glad this site was createdbecause it looks like ithas important resources.Lambda Legal lets try that one.That works too and it lookslike they use Squarespaceor something semi-modern, thank you.Okay, now lets try toget some erotic imageryjust not on a blatant porn site.Like how about, a not safefor one, google image.What should I type in Andy? Boobies?How about boobies?- Artful boobies?- Is this a cake?I think that's a cake.Yeah I think boobies ingeneral is just too nice.Tits! Yeah, okay herewe go, lots of boobs.Lots of boobs are coming up guys.We're gonna have to blur the whole screen.This can't be real, those are two.Is there sexy Minecraft?Is that another thing?Oh my god, sexy MinecraftThanos (Andy laughing loudly)He's not even wearing a gloveWhat the (bleep)Oh, this world.Cartoon dong, that's homosexualcartoon porn with dogs.Okay I gotta get out ofhere, this is just on google!This is google images.This is insane.All right, so we defeatedfamilies already. Okay.If I'm like a 12 year old kidimages are just fineIt's way better than a Sears catalog.How about a subreddit, right?I have a friend who says,\"Why would you go to pornhub\"when you could go to r/reddit(bleep).\"Its so real and cool.\"I mean its images mostly but I guessbut reddit.com are gonna blocknotifications, yes I'm 18.And there's a vagina. (Andy laughing)Even the banner of thissubreddit is pornographiclike if you were tryingto get your kid to not,I can't stop scrollingGoddamn it, if you'retrying to get your kidto not look at porn then this is.There's so many ways around it.Like a kid doesn't evenhave to like one-up youlike you might think its anarms race where you're likelook here, I'm just trying to make ita little harder for my childso its just not so easyand my kid has to do some researchand may have to install a VPNand maybe they make their IT dada little bit proud, atear comes to my eye.But no, this is as easy as ever.How about twitter.Oh, I mean this is blurred out'cause this is kind of Japanesebut okay yeah, here we go(groans aggresively)that's a big peepee.@Ittstore.comWell, kind of worksshould I be trying to go to differenttypes of malware sites and seeing how,like this is brutal.I would rather my kidsbe looking at imagesand like scrolling through social medialooking at short videosthan having access to an unlimited libraryof high definition streamingpornography that they could...The problem is that you click throughlike fifty different videosand that's just bad for your brainso at least it mitigates that.To that capacity, it wouldwork on your phone too,1.1.1 for families issupported by the app.So thanks for watching Short Circuit todayI think it's my lunchhour, you're welcome.I gotta go. (laughs)\n"