How to block Sidemen on YouTube

What is Sidemen?

Sidemen is a seven-member British group whose weekly Sidemen Sunday videos mix challenges, game shows and real-life formats. The group also runs spin-off channels like MoreSidemen and SidemenReacts that multiply the output.

Is Sidemen appropriate for kids?

The humor is adult banter between men in their late twenties and thirties: frequent swearing, innuendo, drinking-related forfeits and betting-style games. None of it is age-gated, and the challenge formats appeal strongly to kids well under the tone of the jokes. Parents who block the main channel usually also want the spin-off channels.

Whether that fits your child is your call. If you decide to block the channel, here is how.

Block Sidemen with Vidward

1. 1
   Create your free Vidward account. The trial runs 7 days with no credit card.
2. 2
   Add your child in the dashboard and link their computer by typing the one-time code into the Vidward extension in their browser.
3. 3
   Open your child's Filters tab, search for Sidemen and block the channel.
4. 4
   Done. Sidemen disappears from search, the home feed, recommendations and direct links in their browser, and every change you make syncs to their device.

Does YouTube have a built-in way to block a channel?

Not really. YouTube's "Don't recommend channel" option only trims the home feed. Sidemen still shows up in search results, in Shorts and through direct links, and your child can undo the setting in two clicks. Restricted Mode filters some mature content but cannot target a specific channel. That gap is exactly what Vidward covers.

Want the full picture first? Read our guide to every way to block a YouTube channel.