Hosts file based redirection will only work if going through the local DNS resolver. You could use iptables on the raspberry pi, redirecting connections for certain IP:Port combos to wherever you like. The difficulty with this approach is, services like youtube might use way more than a single IP. ...

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Thanks for replying. Modifying the /etc/hosts file works when I try to browse from the RPi itself.
However, it does not redirect other machines connecting to the Wifi hotspot.

Any idea on how to do that?

I've configured my RPi as a Wifi hotspot / access point using the following tutorial: http://www.maketecheasier.com/set-up-raspberry-pi-as-wireless-access-point/ The network is planned to be used by a small handfull of people at school for basic browsing only, as the RPi network is not powerful enou...