Short answer: not by those routes. FocusDragon blocks websites in more than one place at once, so getting around one layer still leaves the others. This page explains each layer and is honest about the limits.
On Mac
- System level (/etc/hosts): blocked domains are answered on your Mac before any DNS server is asked. Changing DNS servers or connecting a VPN doesn't route around it, and it applies in every browser and every window, private ones included.
- Browser level (the FocusDragon extension): blocks by address inside the browser, including specific pages such as youtube.com/shorts, and shows the FocusDragon page instead of the site.
- Other browsers: while a block that covers websites is running, a browser without the FocusDragon extension gets a short countdown to set it up and is then closed. Browsers that can't run the extension at all are closed straight away. Switching browsers doesn't open a blocked site.
- Private and incognito windows: system-level blocking always applies. For page-level rules, allow the extension in private windows; see Incognito & private browsing.
Worried about web proxies? Add the pre-made Proxies / VPN list to your block. It blocks the common proxy and unblocker sites people use to reach a blocked page.
The limits, honestly
- A block you can switch off is only as strong as your willpower. Add a lock to remove that option; see Blocking & lock types.
- Pro's Bulletproof Strictness keeps blocks running if FocusDragon is quit or dragged to the Trash. Someone with your Mac's admin password, physical access and enough determination (for example, booting into Recovery) can still remove it. FocusDragon is built to stop impulsive bypassing, not a determined administrator.
Related: Incognito & private browsing · Bulletproof Strictness · Let someone else hold the key.