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## Domain Categories improvements

May 14, 2025

[Gateway](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/)

**New categories added**

| Parent ID | Parent Name | Category ID | Category Name |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ads | 66 | Advertisements |
| 3 | Business & Economy | 185 | Personal Finance |
| 3 | Business & Economy | 186 | Brokerage & Investing |
| 21 | Security Threats | 187 | Compromised Domain |
| 21 | Security Threats | 188 | Potentially Unwanted Software |
| 6 | Education | 189 | Reference |
| 9 | Government & Politics | 190 | Charity and Non-profit |

**Changes to existing categories**

| Original Name | New Name |
| - | - |
| Religion | Religion & Spirituality |
| Government | Government/Legal |
| Redirect | URL Alias/Redirect |

Refer to [Gateway domain categories](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/domain-categories/) to learn more.
