SkieWhat does my child see when a website is blocked?
The site simply fails to load. Blocked adult domains do not open, and there is no special warning page with a message from Skie. The child sees the browser's usual error, as if the page could not be reached. You see nothing on the dashboard unless the filter itself is bypassed.
Because the filter works at the DNS level, a blocked domain is never reached. The browser asks for the site's address, the filter does not give one, and the page fails to load. It looks like a normal connection error.
That has pluses and minuses. The plus is that nothing flashes up to embarrass the child, and nothing teaches them what the filter looks for. The minus is that a child may think the site is broken and may keep trying, or ask you.
Skie does not keep a list of the sites your child tried. It does not show you a log of blocked requests, and it does not show your search history. That is a decision, and it fits with Skie not being a spy tool.
If a child tells you a school site is blocked by mistake, tell us. Filters sometimes catch pages they should not. There are no per-site allow lists yet, so changes are made at the filter level and not for one website.
A network that blocks the encrypted DNS port can also make the filter inactive. In that case, pages load that would not elsewhere, and the dashboard flags the network.
Tip: tell your child what to do when a page does not load. Try once, then ask you, and do not look for a way around. That sets the habit early.