What is best filter for MacBook Pro

What is best filter for my son's MacBook Pro to block adult/**** sites while allowing access to most anything else. The parental control I set up has not been the answer.  I constantly have to unlock sites for him.  I would appreciate any suggestion.

If the options on the computer itself are not sufficient, you might try other options like OpenDNS Home, but it also involves a list that might need to be customized.
In the end, the best defense is passing down a strong set of values so that when your son does visit the "wrong" site (as he inevitably will, and increasingly so into adulthood) he at least has an innate knowledge that he shouldn't be there.

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