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YouTube not being blocked

I setup NextDNS for the first time this morning, intending to block YouTube on my network.  I have added it to Parental Control, linked my IP, and entered the 2 DNS servers in my router settings.  When I tested it this morning, everything seemed to be working and I was unable to access YouTube on my PC.

My son got home from school a few minutes ago and I heard YouTube coming from the basement. I went downstairs and sure enough, he was watching videos. When I check the logs, it actually shows www.youtube.com and accounts.youtube.com being blocked repeatedly, but somehow YouTube is still working anyway. What am I missing?

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    • aqua_airplane
    • 2 wk ago
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    the FAQ has that very question at the very top.tl;dr you can't and it was never promised “¯\_(ツ)_/¯“ 

    • Chris.77
    • 2 wk ago
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    The FAQ topic is about blocking YouTube ads.  I am not trying to block ads.  I am trying to block YouTube on my network entirely.  Under Parental Control, there is an option to restrict access to YouTube.  That is what I am trying to do.

      • azedlal
      • 2 wk ago
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      Go to the "Settings" click on ==> Rewrite ==> New rewrite ==> In domain name type www.youtube.com then in Response type 127.0.0.1

      • R_P_M
      • 2 wk ago
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      How was your son watching Youtube? If watching via an app there has been some speculation that it (the app) will fallback on Google DNS to resolve queries.

      • Chris.77
      • 2 wk ago
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      He was watching on an Android Smart TV, but the odd part is now I can watch videos on my PC as well. They were being blocked for awhile and i would get the "You are offline" message whenever I went to youtube.com, but now it is behaving like normal even though the restriction is in place and the NextDNS logs show queries being blocked.

      • R_P_M
      • 2 wk ago
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      Hmm... Queries must be leaking through somewhere.

    • azedlal
    • 2 wk ago
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    You can check if NextDNS servers are being used. On your PC, open the command prompt and type: nslookup www.youtube.com

    On Android Smart TVs, Google's default DNS are automatically used if NextDNS's, even if configured as Private DNS, are slow to respond.

    • Lumineer
    • 2 days ago
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    Add your DNS settings to his PC.

    The IP address etc.... and add the https link into his browser, turn on that anti bypass thing as well.

    He might be using a VPN.

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