How to Block Netflix and Streaming Sites (Disney+, Prime Video, Max)

Autoplay is the real opponent

Nobody plans to watch five episodes. Streaming services are built so that stopping takes effort and continuing takes none. If you are trying to protect your sleep, your study time or your evenings for side projects, a hard network block or a schedule that cuts streaming off at a set hour works better than relying on "one more episode" judgement.

Free methods

• Turn off autoplay in each service's profile settings (Netflix: Profile → Playback settings). This alone cuts a lot of binge time.
• Sign out everywhere and let someone else change the password. Blunt but effective for a shared household account.
• Screen Time or Digital Wellbeing app limits on phones and Macs. Easily dismissed if you know the passcode.
• Hosts file entries for netflix.com and www.netflix.com. Partial: the apps also use dedicated content domains.

Block streaming services with NoorI

1. Enroll your laptop and phone with the free Cloudflare One app: see the quick start guide.
2. In Content Policy, create a rule and add the services you want blocked. The app list includes Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Max, Peacock, Paramount+, Crunchyroll, Twitch, Kick, Vimeo and YouTube.
3. Add a schedule, for example blocked from 23:00 to 07:00 every night, or all day on weekdays.
4. Test the website and the app on each device.

NoorI's Netflix entry covers netflix.com plus its image and video domains such as nflxvideo.net, so both the site and the app stop working. App blocking and schedules require Pro ($9.99/month, 7-day free trial).

The shared-infrastructure caveat

Some streaming services sit on infrastructure shared with other products, which makes surgical blocking harder:

• Prime Video is tied to Amazon. NoorI's Prime Video entry targets Prime Video's own domains, but blocking all of Amazon would also take out shopping.
• Disney+, Max and others rely partly on third-party CDNs that also serve unrelated sites, so a service may occasionally get through, or a very aggressive custom rule may break something else.
• Cloudflare's categories for streaming are broad. Picking services by name is more predictable than blocking a whole category.

If one service keeps getting through, note the domain it uses (your NoorI Activity log shows recent lookups) and add it as a custom web address.

Smart TVs, sticks and consoles

Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and smart TVs cannot run the Cloudflare One app, so NoorI rules do not apply to them. Options: lock the TV with its own PIN, unplug the streaming stick and hand it to someone, or use DNS filtering on your router (see the router guide), keeping in mind that router-level rules apply to the whole household.

Holding the line at 11pm

A schedule is only as strong as your ability to edit it. With Guardian Mode, changing or removing the streaming rule requires your accountability partner's approval plus a delay of at least 4 hours, so a late-night "just this once" turns into tomorrow's decision. Blocking streaming for a child? Use per-child rules.

Frequently asked questions

Can I block Netflix only at night?

Yes. Add the Netflix app to a NoorI rule with a schedule such as 23:00 to 07:00. Scheduling is a Pro feature.

Will blocking Prime Video also block Amazon shopping?

Not if you block the Prime Video app entry, which targets Prime Video domains. Blocking the separate Amazon app entry would affect shopping.

Does NoorI block Netflix on my smart TV?

No. Smart TVs and streaming sticks cannot run the Cloudflare One app. Use the TV's own PIN controls or router-level DNS filtering for those.