SkieCan my child use YouTube, or can I block it completely?
Both are possible. YouTube works only if you put the app on the allowed list, and in Chrome, YouTube restricted mode is forced on. To block it completely, leave the YouTube app off the list. Allowing only certain videos or channels is not available yet.
YouTube is the app parents most often ask about, because it can be a library or a rabbit hole depending on the day.
To block it, do nothing. An app that is not on the allowed list is hidden. If you also want to close the browser route, Chrome's YouTube restricted mode is forced on, and you can leave the browser off or restrict it for younger children.
To allow it, add the YouTube app to your child's list. Then think about when. You can put it inside a window, for example available on Saturday afternoon and gone on school nights, because windows switch the allowed apps on their own by day and time.
What Skie cannot do yet is choose which videos or channels are watchable. There is no allow list of channels, and no per-app time limit. The team is working on time limits, with no date.
Chrome in Skie has restricted mode on for YouTube and SafeSearch locked on for searches, and the adult-site filter applies to whatever loads. Together they reduce the worst of it, but they do not make a feed suitable.
A rule many families like: YouTube on a shared screen at home for younger children, allowed in a window for older ones, and never at bedtime. For tablets, the same applies, and a bedtime window handles it.