scratch.mit.edu - Inappropriate Image(s) Today

[sigma]

22 minutes ago, mrstrong said:

which "bit" of the website had the "inappropriate image" ?

 

I'm wondering if it's possible to block parts of the website (we use smoothwall)

e.g. the main editor the kids need is at

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor

 

a lot of the user uploaded content seems to be e.g.

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/number

e.g.

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1175653194/

 

could smoothwall block these with a url pattern match ?

 

 

We only allow access to scratch.mit.projects/editor but we've lately had to restrict that to the correct subject lessons and break times as we'd find that the more savvy pupils were searching for, downloading and importing the .sb3 files for "well known games" in a geography lesson for example, and similarly for python games.  

 

(It also blocks games on other sites where the CDN is scratch.mit.edu).

[mrstrong]

can I ask how you have your web filter rules configured ?

 

we block "video games" for students but that catches scratch.mit.edu so I added 

an allow for students for the smoothwall category "Scratch MIT" above that

 

After seeing this thread, I've now added a block above that for a new category I just created 

with domain url filtering :

scratch.mit.edu/explore
scratch.mit.edu/search

and URL patterns:

scratch.mit.edu/projects/\d+

 

so kids can still use editor but not explore / search but annoyingly the url pattern

does not seem to be working as https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1175653194/ 
still loads 😕

[mrstrong]

@ibpalle any idea why my URL pattern

scratch.mit.edu/projects/\d+

is not matching (and hence blocking) e.g.  https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1175653194/ 
I've added this on the on-prem box and device in question is a chromebook with the cloud filter

Maybe URL patterns (defined in a new category which is blocked) are not supported in cloud filter ?

 

Edited July 17, 2025 by mrstrong
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[sigma]

Another Scratch clone:

machinelearningforkids.co.uk/scratch/

 

[tom_newton]

On 17/07/2025 at 15:17, mrstrong said:

@ibpalle any idea why my URL pattern

scratch.mit.edu/projects/\d+

is not matching (and hence blocking) e.g.  https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1175653194/ 
I've added this on the on-prem box and device in question is a chromebook with the cloud filter

Maybe URL patterns (defined in a new category which is blocked) are not supported in cloud filter ?

 

They are... try [0-9]+ in case \d isnt supported - and failing that, open a case and ping me the ticket #