A method to control access to content via a player system accessible by a plurality of users, the method comprising: providing a default profile including at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users, wherein the filtering criterion includes a plurality of filtering criteria associated with the content, a first one of the plurality of filtering criteria overriding a second one of the plurality of filtering criteria in determining whether access to the content is permitted; obtaining metadata using a URL in connection with a selected content, wherein the metadata is associated with the selected content; comparing the metadata and the filtering criterion of the default profile, the metadata including information related to the selected content; permitting or denying access to the content based on the comparison with the filtering criterion of the default profile; providing a user profile associated with a particular one of the plurality of the users, the user profile including at least one filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted to be accessed by the particular one of the users and a characteristic of content prohibited from being accessed by the particular one of the users; comparing the filtering criterion of the user profile and the metadata; permitting access to the selected content if the content meets the filtering criterion of the user profile; and reverting back to the filtering criterion of the default profile in connection with accessing subsequent content. providing a default profile including at least one filtering criterion, the filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users, wherein the filtering criterion includes a plurality of filtering criteria associated with the content, a first one of the plurality of filtering criteria overriding a second one of the plurality of filtering criteria in determining whether access to the content is permitted; obtaining metadata using a URL in connection with a selected content, wherein the metadata is associated with the selected content; comparing the metadata and the filtering criterion of the default profile, the metadata including information related to the selected content; permitting or denying access to the content based on the comparison with the filtering criterion of the default profile; providing a user profile associated with a particular one of the plurality of the users, the user profile including at least one filtering criterion describing at least one of a characteristic of content permitted to be accessed by the particular one of the users and a characteristic of content prohibited from being accessed by the particular one of the users; comparing the filtering criterion of the user profile and the metadata; permitting access to the selected content if the content meets the filtering criterion of the user profile; and reverting back to the filtering criterion of the default profile in connection with accessing subsequent content.