Most likely IE is set up to use a proxy server that can filter based on keywords or content. Netscape was not configured to use the proxy. You can verify this by disabling proxy in IE and checking various web pages that were blocked before.
Having said that, it is clear that at work they do not want you viewing certain content. You might consider, for the sake of your continued employment, respecting that.
Proxy servers and content filters all have viewable logs. Yes, it is likely that a company that blocks access to some sites also monitor the sites that employees visit.
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