# Content Restriction Blacklist \[Request\] vs Whitelist \[Current Implementation\]

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-restriction-blacklist-request-vs-whitelist-current-implementation/278207>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-restriction-blacklist-request-vs-whitelist-current-implementation/278207 "2018-07-02T00:07:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![garrett\_gwin.ninja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/garrett_gwin.ninja/32/23048_2.png) [@garrett\_gwin.ninja](https://forums.plex.tv/u/garrett_gwin.ninja)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-restriction-blacklist-request-vs-whitelist-current-implementation/278207/1 "2018-07-02T00:07:25Z")

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Hi All,

I have a server and would like to restrict content within a library. Except, the way that it seems to be done now is block everything by default and only show content with certain labels or ratings.

What I want is the option to do the opposite of that - allow all content by default except certain labels or ratings. I don’t want to have to allow every single label/rating except the one I want to block. That’s highly inefficient for both server owners and their servers (especially at a larger scale).

I’ve looked all over for ways to do this but have come up empty-handed. Maybe there’s a way to do it and I just can’t figure it out (and everyone else knows already?) and if that’s the case, please let me know how.

tldr: would like an option for content to default to allow-all and add to a blacklist rather than a whitelist

Thanks for your time.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-restriction-blacklist-request-vs-whitelist-current-implementation/278207/2 "2018-07-02T10:23:05Z")

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duplicate feature request

> [@\[implemented\] Plex Home inverse filter, blacklist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-plex-home-inverse-filter-blacklist/95448/1):
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> Hi guys I use Plex Home for a while and i found a thing that my be useful. An inver filter Let me explain When you define an account you can restrict access, lets say to an entire library or content for example PG, NC-17 or key words. But here is the problem Let's say that i have a library with TV Shows a lot more than 100 and i add one more but in one particular account i don't wanna this shows appear if i add a word to filter that let say (no-show) and apply that filter the problem start…

closing

Please respect [the rules for this subforum](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-the-feature-suggestions-category/273976/1 "the rules for this subforum")

- **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around.
- Please only one feature per post

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-restriction-blacklist-request-vs-whitelist-current-implementation/278207/3 "2018-07-02T10:23:09Z")

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