SafeSearch is set to Filter automatically when Google's systems indicate you may be under 18. If you can't change your SafeSearch setting, it might be because it's being controlled by your account, device, or network administrator.

If you can't change your SafeSearch setting, it's because it's controlled by your account, device, or network administrator. For example: For child and student accounts, parents and schools can lock SafeSearch in "Filter." Public Wi-Fi networks, like at an airport or library, can also lock SafeSearch in "Filter."

Manage your child's Google Search results Once you set up supervision on your child's account, SafeSearch filtering is turned on automatically and locked so that your child cannot change the setting. If you choose to, you can update this setting on behalf of your child in Family Link (see next section).