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# Smart Alerts Image Filtering

> How the Smart Alerts Explicit category flags and blocks sexually explicit images, how to enable image filtering on a Trigger, and how alerts appear to administrators.

The Smart Alerts Explicit category can automatically flag and block images containing sexually explicit content as students browse the web.

<Note>
  Key behavior to keep in mind:

  * Images may take a few seconds to process, so they may not be blocked immediately.
  * Image filtering does not scan websites GoGuardian categorizes as "Appropriate" or "Educational," including sites such as Google, Wikipedia, and YouTube.
  * Image filtering does not run unless a Smart Alert Trigger is configured for the user's org unit.
</Note>

## Enable Image Filtering

To enable image filtering on an existing Trigger, click **Edit** on the Trigger, then enable the **Include images** toggle under **Choose Category and Confidence Level**. To create a new Trigger, see [Configure Smart Alert Triggers](/products/admin/configure-smart-alert-triggers).

### Customize the block page message (optional)

For Triggers that include the Block Content action, you can customize the block page text students see for blocked pages and blocked images separately.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/iWFURxXtrSobFR-o/images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iWFURxXtrSobFR-o&q=85&s=e6707329c88bfe22037df0276e3e4342" alt="Enable Image Filtering" width="1204" height="522" data-path="images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-01.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/iWFURxXtrSobFR-o/images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iWFURxXtrSobFR-o&q=85&s=814b11050b48b84688210bc40cc66ea9" alt="Enable Image Filtering" width="1170" height="968" data-path="images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-02.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/iWFURxXtrSobFR-o/images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-06.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iWFURxXtrSobFR-o&q=85&s=aaa62ab24694be55b4c3e71d181e6ccd" alt="Enable Image Filtering" width="1528" height="908" data-path="images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-06.png" />

## Review Alerts as an Administrator

Once enabled, Smart Alerts containing explicit images appear in the Alerts section of the Smart Alerts page as they are generated. Explicit alerts carry a sub-category of "Image" or "Text" depending on the source, and you can filter alert types using the **Category** menu.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/iWFURxXtrSobFR-o/images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iWFURxXtrSobFR-o&q=85&s=de4a5ee3d7e5bad51d8cc88b9ddb0331" alt="Review Alerts as an Administrator" width="2474" height="984" data-path="images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-03.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/iWFURxXtrSobFR-o/images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iWFURxXtrSobFR-o&q=85&s=5a8bec23ae7bbd39f78d1c04dcff5f8a" alt="Review Alerts as an Administrator" width="1858" height="832" data-path="images/screenshots/smart-alerts-image-filtering/step-04.png" />
