Hi Dan. Thanks again for your question. This seems to be very similar to another question you recently asked. I'll share some of the same information from my previous answer. While some folks do indeed find it necessary we don't usually recommend blocking Google as you will run into the issues that you are describing. Blocking Google also blocks Google Services like Gmail, Google Docs/Drive, and other similar services. Now, this isn't to say that you cannot block Google or are not allowed to do so. You certainly can. Just be aware that you will run into these issues. You could always have your Filter Guardian add specific domains for Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, and other similar Google services to your allow list to see if that allows access to those specific sites. Just be aware that with Google on your block list it still may not work.

Daniel M
Member Care Agent